2015 Bordeaux, Médoc

2015 Château Blaignan

Ruby. Floral, dark fruits, some spices, quite charming nose, raspberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe dark berries, spices. 87-89

2015 Château La Cardonne

Ruby. Dark fruits, minerals, spices, red berries, floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, fruity, fresh, lively, quite elegant, bit lean finish. 86-88

2015 Château Delhomme

Ruby. Raspberries, plums, blueberries nose, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, some minerals, quite elegant, good length. 87-89

2015 Goulée

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, minerals, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Les Grands Chênes

Ruby. Dark fruits, some minerals, wood, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, wood up front, juicy fruit behind. 86-88

2015 Château Greysac

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, plums, seems extracted on the nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, jammy and woody palate. 85-87

2015 Château Griviére

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, minerals, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy, dark and red berries, good length if a bit lean. 87-89

2015 Château Haut Condissas

Ruby. Red berries, violets, fruity nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, woody, not quite balanced finish. Depending on how it turns out. 86-90

2015 Château Lestruelle

Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe red berries, scented, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity before somewhat leaner, lovely raspberry finish. 85-87

2015 Château Maison Blanche

Ruby. Dark fruits, some floral and scented notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, quite woody but lovely bright fruit. 86-88

2015 Château Patache d'Aux

Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe notes, light floral touch nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Potensac
Ruby. Scented, red berries, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, playful, red berries, blueberries, quite smooth texture, somewhat hollow. 87-89

2015 Chapelle de Potensac
Ruby. Red berries, some spices, floral notes, elegant, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, leaner. 86-87

2015 Château Preuillac

Ruby. Red berries, some spices, elegant nose, light scented note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, ripe, fruity, red berries, good length. 86-88

2015 Château Ramafort

Ruby. Scented, fruity, some cassis nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, bit short. 86-88

2015 Château Rolland de By

Ruby. Dark fruits, bit blackberry jam and vanilla nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, wood, vanilla, spices and coffee, bitter woody finish. 84-86

2015 Château La Tour de By

Ruby. Red berries, blueberries, spices, coffee beans nose, more woody than usual. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fruity, fresh, red and darker fruits, spices, good length. 87-89

 

2015 Château Tour Prignac

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, blackberries nose, slight floral note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, tight, structured but fairly juicy, good length. 86-88

2015 Château Tour Seran

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, jam and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, juicy, rounded, quite fresh. 87-89

2015 Bordeaux, Saint-Julien

2015 Château Beychevelle

Ruby. Scented, red berries, fruity, elegant and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, lively, elegant texture, fine grained, long. 92-94

2015 Château Branaire-Ducru

Ruby. Darker fruits, spices, red berries, deeper and scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, structured, long. 90-92

2015 Château de Bridane

Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe, intense nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, blue- and blackberries, intense, fruity, rounded nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, dark fruits, rounded, fresh, nuanced, smooth if maybe not the most complex, charming, long. 93-95

2015 Croix de Beaucaillou

Ruby. Dark fruits, blueberries, touch of chocolate and coffee, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, long. 91-93

2015 Château du Glana

Ruby. Dark fruits, some floral notes, scented, elegant nose, seductive even. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, minerals, leaner, long finish. 89-91

2015 Château Gloria

Ruby. Floral, scented, elegant, red and darker berries, mulberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, spices, dark berries, ripe, long. 92-94

2015 Château Gruaud Larose

Ruby. Fruity, red berries and darker fruits, scented, elegant and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, ripe, rounded, elegant and long. 93-95

2015 Château Lagrange

Ruby. Floral, raspberries, nuanced nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, rounded texture, fresh, lively, long. 91-93

2015 Château Lalande Borie

Ruby. Fruity, some spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, slightly hollow. 87-89

2015 Château Langoa Barton

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, detailed, blueberries, quite intense yet subdued nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, vibrant, red berries, juicy, refreshing, nuanced and long. Tasted twice with consistent notes, a lovely Langoa. 92-94

2015 Château Léoville Barton

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, red berries, cherries, floral notes, intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, playful, long. Tasted twice with consistent notes. 93-95

2015 Château Léoville Las Cases

Ruby. Scented, red and darker fruits, ripe blueberries, vanilla, layered and deeper. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries and red fruits, detailed, elegant, layered, minerals, long. 94-96

2015 Le Petit Lion du Léoville Las Case

Ruby. Blueberries, some plums, touch of minerals, slight spicy note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red and darker berries, spices, long. 89-91

2015 Château Léoville Poyferré

Ruby. Scented, red and darker berries, spices, touch jammy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, tannic, verging on extracted, long. 92-94

2015 Clos du Marquis

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some floral notes, blueberries, lighter nose, delicate. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, blueberries, fresh, fruity, rounded, long. 89-91

2015 La Petite Marquise du Clos du Marquis

Ruby. Scented, red berries, light floral note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, touch herbal, some red berries, slightly bitter. First year of a second label for Clos du Marquis. 85-87

2015 Château Saint-Pierre

Ruby. Vanilla, dark berries, spices and cherries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, raspberries, long. 91-93

2015 Château Talbot

Ruby. Red berries, floral, scented, fruity, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, structured, red berries, long. 92-94

2015 Bordeaux, Saint-Estèphe

2015 Château Le Boscq

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, minerals nose, almost salty. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, ripe, elegant, bit short. 86-88

2015 Château Calon Ségur

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, floral, detailed, nuanced, red and darker fruits, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark and red berries, very elegant, lovely balance, long. 94-96

2015 Le Marquis de Calon Ségur

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, minerals and red fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy, lively, elegant. 89-91

2015 Château Capbern

Ruby. Scented, red berries and violets nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Clauzet

Ruby. Spices, dark fruits, some minerals, light violets note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Cos d'Estournel

Ruby. Scented, blueberries, blackberries and cassis, fruit driven nose, touch of minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, fairly nuanced, elegant structure and expression, long. 13,4% alcohol in Cos this year. 93-95

2015 Pagodes de Cos

Ruby. Scented, dark berries, some spices, touch of chocolate, fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, long. 90-92

2015 Cos d'Estournel blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Light apples, peach and gooseberries nose, some grapefruits and minerals. Fresh acidity, fruity, minerals, some lemons and grapefruits, peach note, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Cos Labory

Ruby. Scented, dark berries, spices, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, lively, fresh, red and darker fruits, long. One of the best Cos Labory’s I’ve tasted. 92-94

2015 Château Domeyne

Ruby. Red berries, floral, lighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner and thin. 83-85

2015 Château Haut-Marbuzet

Ruby. Red berries, wood and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fresh, lacks some body, bit lean. 86-88

2015 Château Lafon-Rochet

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, blueberries and cherries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, firmer but not quite as structured as some vintages, more precise, less rustic in a way, bright red fruity finish, long. Great effort from Lafon-Rochet. 91-93

2015 Château Lilian Ladouys

Ruby. Scented, red berries, fresh, lean nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity if leaner. 85-87

2015 Château Meyney

Ruby. Red berries, cassis, some floral notes, violets nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, red fruits, elegant and lively, long. 90-92

2015 Château Montrose

Ruby. Spices, dark fruits, floral, red berries, floral, detailed, maybe not the most intense Montrose but a lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, rounded texture, juicy, lively, smooth and precise, long. 13,4% alcohol this year. Montrose has been ecological for a few years already and starts trials on biodynamics now in 2016. 94-96

2015 La Dame de Montrose

Ruby. Scented, red berries, floral, lovely nose, cassis. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, juicy if somewhat leaner, long finish. 89-91

2015 Château Ormes de Pez

Ruby. Scented, red berries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, fresh and elegant, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Petit Bocq

Ruby. Scented, red berries, fresh nose. Touch of minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, somewhat structured. 86-88

2015 Château de Pez

Ruby. Wood, spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries and spices. More up front wood notes than usual so may not be the best sample of this. 87-89

2015 Château Phélan-Ségur

Ruby. Red and darker fruits nose, some spices and floral notes, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, red berries, elegant, long finish. 91-93

2015 Château Ségur de Cabanac

Ruby. Red berries, some spices, fresh and fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, elegant, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Sérilhan

Ruby. Spices, wood, peppery, dark. Fruits and coffee nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, ripe, fruity, spices, vanilla, smoky finish. Bit much of everything. 86-88

2015 Château Tour de Pez

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, floral notes, raw. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, leaner palate, fresh. 86-88

2015 Château Tour de Termes

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, light floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, dark berries, spices, long finish, lovely balance. 89-91

2015 Château Tronquoy-Lalande

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, ripe, textured, long. 89-91

2015 Bordeaux, Sauternes and their dry counterparts.

2015 Château d’Arche

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, fruity with a cinnamon note. Fresh acidity, lively, fruity, fresh, detailed, nuanced and long. 91-93

2015 Château Bastor-Lamontagne

Pale golden. Fruity, apricots, citrus and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, elegant and lively, long. 89-91

2015 Château Broustet

Pale golden. Apricots, fruity, rounded, lemon peel nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, sweet but not complex. 85-87

2015 Château Cantegril

Pale golden. Apples, fruity, pineapples, tighter nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, playful, passion fruit touch, pears, touch of raisins, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Coutet

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, vanilla, light spicy touch nose, touch of lemons peel. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, rounded, lively, elegant, smooth, long. 94-96

2015 Château Doisy Daëne

Pale lemon yellow. Apricots, pineapples, minerals, vanilla, detailed and precise nose, fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, intense, precise and detailed, nuanced, lovely balance, long. 94-96

2015 Doisy Daëne Sec

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fruity, grapefruits nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, grapefruits, ripe, elegant, fresh, lovely balance. 89-91

2015 Château Doisy Védrines

Pale golden. Rich, fruity, pineapples, vanilla and peach nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, ripe, fruity, rounded, fairly intense for Védrines, long. 90-92

2015 Château de Fargues

Golden. Rich, intense, fruity, vanilla, pineapples, apricots, layered and deep. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, intense, playful, bright, intense, long. Superb. Pure. 95-97

2015 Château Filhot

Golden. Apples, peach, pears and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, sugary, sweet, has freshness but lacks complexity. 88-90

2015 Château Guiraud
Towards golden. Pineapples, apricots, fruity, detailed, elegant nose, pure and bright. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, rounded, lively, intense, playful, bright notes, long. 94-96

2015 G de Guiraud

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, light bitter note, good length. Can you imagine, 20-25% of the production of this one ends up in Norway! 87-89

2015 Château Haut-Bergeron

Pale golden. Apples, peach, floral, some tropical notes nose. Vanilla. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant. 86-88

2015 Clos Haut-Peyraguey

Pale golden. Apricots, pears, peach, pineapples nose. Fruity, ripe,r ich, intense, fruity, little bit short next to the others. 90-92

2015 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Golden. Apples, pineapples, citrus, minerals, vanilla and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, intense, detailed, layered, long. 94-96

2015 Château Lamothe Despujols

Pale golden. Citrus, orange peel and lemons nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, leaner, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Lamothe Guignard

Pale golden. Pineapples, fruity, peach and apricots, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, ripe, pineapples and peach, long. 90-92

2015 Château Liot

Pale golden. Fruity, ripe, apricots nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, easy. 84-86

2015 Clos des Lunes Sauternes

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, vanilla, floral and citrus nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, creamy. Located between Yquem and Guiraud. 90-92

2015 Clos des Lunes Lune d’Or

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, fresh, fruity and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant and playful, creamy, long. 91-93

2015 Clos des Lunes Lune d’Argent

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, grapefruits, flint, smoky nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, good length. 88-90

2015 Clos des Lunes Lune Blanche

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, grapefruits, minerals, some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, lively, good length. 86-88

2015 Château de Malle

Pale golden. Pineapples, apricots, peach and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, ripe, rich, intense, lovely balance, long. Best Malle I've tasted I think. 91-93

2015 Château de Myrat

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, fruity nose, some vanilla, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, apples, lemons, some vanilla and spices, cinnamon, rich and detailed but not full bodied, lovely balance, long. Probably the best Myrat in decades. 92-94

2015 Château Nairac

Pale golden. Apples, minerals, botrytis, pineapples, fresh and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, fresh, leaner but lovely balance, refined. 93-95

2015 Château Raymond Lafon

Golden. Apricots, fruity, rounded, peach, vanilla, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, apples, pineapples and peach, fruity, ripe and rich, yet subdued, long finish. 93-95

2015 Château Rabaud Promis

Pale golden. Apricots, fruity and fresh nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, lively, elegant, smooth, lemon zest note, long. 89-91

2015 Château de Rayne Vigneau

Lemon yellow. Fruity, ripe, intense, apricots and pineapples, fresh. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, smooth texture, long. 91-93

2015 Château Rieussec

Pale golden. Apricots, ripe, rich, intense and detailed nose, pineapples. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, creamy and nuanced, long. 94-96

2015 Château Romer

Pale golden. Apricots, leaner nose, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, leaner, fresh, lemony, candied lemons finish. Good length. 89-91

2015 Château Romer du Hayot

Pale golden. Apricots, apples, peach nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, lively, detailed, elegant, best Romer du Hayot I’ve tasted I think, long. 90-92

2015 Château Sigalas-Rabaud

Pale golden. Fruity, pineapples, pears, peach and apricots, light cinnamon note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, elegant, nuanced, playful, somewhat leaner, long. 92-94

2015 Château Suau

Pale golden. Apples, pineapples, peach and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant and playful, long. 90-92

2015 Château Suduiraut

Pale golden. Pineapples, apricots, peach and some spices nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fruity, rounded, ripe, concentrated, pure and precise, long. 95-97

2015 Castelneau de Suduiraut

Pale golden. Fruity, apricots, rounded nose, light spicy note. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, smooth. 89-91

2015 Lion de Suduiraut

Pale golden. Peach, apricots and light vanilla note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, fresh. 86-88

2015 S de Suduiraut

Watery lemon yellow. Some apples, peach, light minerals note, more white fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, light minerals and peach. 87-89

2015 Château La Tour Blanche

Golden. Apricots, ripe, rich, intense nose, pineapples and vanilla. Fresh acidity, rich, intense, almost chewy with concentration, dense, intense and long. Beautiful balance. 95-97

2015 Château d'Yquem

Golden. Apricots, pineapples, touch of spices and vanilla, rich and intense nose, detailed and nuanced, complex. Fresh acidity, fruity, bright, intense, delicate and nuanced, ripe pineapples, pure, long and intense, concentrated, long. 96-98