A rich effort from this well-known property in St Christoly. Lovely rich mouthfeel, ripe and tannic with a luscious long finish. Low acidity suggests drinking this wine young, say 2014-2021.

Dusty tannin, plush black fruit. Quite ripe. Big acidity. Ripe plum black cherry violet. Tannin well exevuted and structured. Generous

Fresh, damson jam on toast. Cool minty Cab nose. Great structure, cool acid and good tannic backbone. Cherry fruit. Chalky tannin. Intense. Big extraction, but not too much.

First Class rating from CWM "Sweet blackcurrant nose, creaminess on palate, jam packed, but structured fruit, tannin, and acidity" Also loved by Wine Advocate's Neal Martin who awarded it 91-93 points who calls it 'gorgeous, seductive and a temptress of St Estephe'.

Listrac is a commune close to Margaux that fans of Bordeaux should really check out. Fonreaud is one of its chief exponents and currently producing terrific wines that, were they to have Margaux on the label, should cost much more. The 2016 is one its best ever wines, It has very good structure underlying delicious dark fruits. Fresh acidity too helps make the wine sing from the first sip.

A marvellous wine from the great team at Dourthe, who own Ch Belgrave and other up and coming properties in Bordeaux. Voluptuous, decadent and hugely drinkable.Jancis Robinson likes it too "Rather luscious and sweet – even chocolatey...overall a lot of pleasure in the short term. Does persist quite impressively!

A marvellous wine from the great team at Dourthe, who own Ch Belgrave and other up and coming properties in Bordeaux. Voluptuous, decadent and hugely drinkable.Jancis Robinson likes it too "Rather luscious and sweet – even chocolatey...overall a lot of pleasure in the short term. Does persist quite impressively!

A Starred First from our buying team "Deep colour. Peppery spice on the nose. Charming blackcurrant fruit on the palate, with a creamy texture, and fresh acidity. Very good tannic hold. Slightly toasty, smoky note, but pure fruit that wears it well. Slightly blue. Medium plus acidity, but glamorous, and good length"

The 2014 Caronne Ste Gemme has a pretty bouquet with blackberry, raspberry coulis and cedar aromas, slightly Pauillac in style with moderate intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite crisp in the mouth if just missing a little depth. It is probably a wine for early drinking although I appreciate how this has gained a little sophistication during its élevage.87 Neal Martin

A sister wine to the excellent Margaux property Ch d'Arsac, made to the same very high standard but coming from a vineyard just outside the Margaux appellation. 50/50 Merlot/Cabernet, the wine is perfumed and elegant, very nice to drink already, with room to improve in the coming 5 years. Highly recommended.

Les Barraillots is a rare Cru Artisan to have its vineyard in the village of Margaux itself. It was obtained from Palmer and Durfort in 1928 and 1933. The vineyard, made up of permeable gravel is among the highest elevations in the commune. The varietal mix is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot and the planting is very dense. The average vine age is 40 years with a few rows of 90 year old Petit Verdot. Harvesting is done manually and the wine is aged in barrels (a third new) for eighteen months.

From vineyards across the Garonne river from Sauternes. Similar style, less expensive. Full burnished gold, not particulalry aromatic, syrupy, nice apricoty baked apple flavours , decent oak grip and acid.

Gold Medal at the 2016 Bourg International Wine Challenge A bouquet with notes of blueberry and vanilla. A well-structured, full-bodied palate, well-coated tannins and still full of freshness. Nuanced and persistent, its finish confirms its great potential.

Spicy, warm, supple, creamy. Accessible now. Very plush. Some florality, and a fresh finish. Sweet coffee, red syrup, boozy prunes, and cream. Spicy alcohol. New world. Seamless.

Deep ruby, savoury, sweet spiced nose nice acid, complex, slightly stewed, quite soft tannin, mellow, good length

Grassy, green, lean aromas. Crunchy cab franc. Expressive, spicy, juicy, vibrant, supple palate. Coffee on the finish. 1/3rd new oak.

V dark, black cherry, super extracted, thick and sexy, miro bullage evident, strict selection. It's an enjoyable style if a manufactured one.High 2:1, 90-91 James Suckling

Plump, energetic, and bright. Plummy with some new oak character. Super persistent acidity.

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc. Spicy new oak amid bright red fruits. Smooth and sweet berry fruit, with a high kick of spice.

Great vintage and a really good small Barsac property that is next door neighbours with Ch Doisy Daene, the excellent Grand Cru.

Ch Coutet is a wonderful dessert wine producer, where the sweetness and acidity are in perfect balance, allowing the wine to age as well as offer instnat pleasure. A very classy wine to complete the perfect dinner.

Nicely mature Pomerol made from 95% Merlot. Plummy,vanilla nose with velvety tannins and ripe bright fruit. Great with steak. From south-facing slopes at Château Ferrand, this generous wine has a beautiful deep pomegranate colour and typical scents of violets, ripe plums, cherries and blackcurrants. There is plenty going on besides these fruity and floral notes, with suggestions of cedar, old leather, truffles and coffee beans roasting. In the mouth, there's a delicious, silky smoothness of elegant and perfumed fruit, with, again, supporting flavours of coffee and herbs, with supple tannins in a long, satiny finish.

The Guimberteau family has owned the Château Franc-Baudron estate since 1923. This is a vineyard on a human scale where each generation has left its footprint on the family heritage. Since 2010, the new generation of Château Franc-Baudron has embarked on an environmental approach by converting the entire vineyard to organic farming. The area hosts bee-hives, uses plants for treatments (horsetail, nettle and ferns) and seeds flowers to encourage biodiversity of wildlife in the vines. They have begun implementing new winemaking techniques by using minimal inputs to express at its best the nature of the grapes and the type of soil. Most of the family’s plots of Montagne Saint-Emilion are located on a clay-limestone plateau. Bright and intense in colour with aroams of blackcurrant, blackberry and oak notes.Well balanced, powerful and velvety.

Pretty red fruit florality. Dusty tannins and good concentration of fresh red fruits.. Creamy palate, lifted floral acidity, elegant texture.

Made by Séverine Grimal in a small 5.5ha property north of Libourne. Black berry and black currant, very concentrated aroma. Mineral and smooth tannin.Great value

Great vintage and a really good small Barsac property that is next door neighbours with Ch Doisy Daene, the excellent Grand Cru.

Perfumed nose. Cream, cassis, blueberry cheesecake - really inviting, if primary and oak derived. Juicy, plenty of tannin but fun blueberry fruit. Well structured. Fruit remains though. As does acidity. Totally charming.

This winery can be considered as producer of the entry level wine of the Vauthie family of Chateau Ausone. Beautifully balanced with ripe tannin and fine acidity it is the inviting nose and heady, succulent palate that are so enticing in this wine. Full of personality and enjoyable now and for another 10years+

Floral and red. Fragrant. Elegant backbone, focused tannin, fresh acidity, and medicinal finish. Fruit remains throughout. Dark ruby, glossy. Attractive chocolate blueberry aromas, Juicy, sweet palate with excellent balance, lift and ripe tannins, Long and very good

Luscious and rich with fine Pauillac character.

Pretty, ripe well balanced new oak polished strong acidity structured tannin good length

Chateau Citran is one of the best performing Crus Bourgeois wines and this second wine is suave and sophisticated. Mint, blackcurrant and cigar box aromas lead to a velvety pallet. A second wine means that it's made from slightly younger vines than the Grand Vin, but with just as much care. An excellent freshness, balancing acidity, ripe fruit flavour and a great potential to improve with age. It has perfumed notes of raspberry, black cherry and strawberry, a great texture and a long finish

More classic Sauternes style. Rich stone fruits, a smoky backbone, and a syrupy finish. Declared a 1er Cur Classé at the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac Classification, Château Coutet has been producing wine since 1643. Boasting both the largest vineyard in Barsac (thirty-eight-and-a-half hectares) as well as the largest cellar (110 meters), Château Coutet has been owned by the Baly family since 1977 and managed by Aline Baly since 2009.

Mid ruby, oaky, milk chocolate dried fruit nose, lots of chocolate and vanilla nd plums, fresh and long.Drinking very well