Vinanmeldelser

Merlot (44 %) tar ledelsen i denne vinen, etterfulgt av Cabernet Franc (29 %) og Cabernet Sauvignon (18 %), med resten av blandingen bestående av Petit Verdot og Malbec. Lokker med aromaer av svart p…

Vinen utvikler seg raskt. Den har alle elementene, med modne kirsebærsmaker og syre sammen med noen faste tanniner. De kommer alle lett og sjenerøst sammen. Den attraktive, modne vinen vil være klar…

Dette er en vin å følge med på ettersom den utvikler seg sakte. Den er full av struktur, konsentrert og solid. Tette tanniner konkurrerer med solbærfruktene fra den høye andelen Cabernet Sauvignon i…

Dette er en rik og stilfull vin fra Chanfreau-familien. Den har fine tanniner og tegn på fatlagring, som begge vil smelte sammen med de saftige solbærfruktene. Den har en overvekt av Cabernet Sauvign…

Vinen handler om frukt og balanserte tanniner. Den er saftig, så drikkbar nå, selv om den har nok struktur til å love god modning. Duftende solbærfrukt vises sterkt. Vinen viser hvordan dette slottet…

Denne vingården ligger på et av de høyeste punktene i Médoc, på dyp grusjord. Den er en del av en gruppe eiendommer eid av Chanfreau-familien fra Château Fonréaud. Denne vinen er fast og fortsatt ung…

Denne sjenerøse vinen ligger på den fruktige siden av 2014-spekteret. Blåbær- og solbærfrukter støttes av krydder og tanniner fra eikealdring. Vinen vil sannsynligvis utvikle seg godt over middels la…

An impressive wine from this St. Helena winery, with the vineyard below Howell Mountain. It's rich and classic, showing ripe blackberry, blueberry, currant and earthy flavors, with wonderfully thick,…

One of the oldest vineyards in Bordeaux, founded by Pope Clément in the 14th century. This white is full, rich, packed with white fruits. It shows crispness, toast and spice, already well integrated.

A pure Sauvignon Blanc, unusual in Pessac-Léognan, which normally also includes Sémillon. This is a purely fresh wine, but with a serious aging potential side to it. For now, the white fruits, curran…

The top white wine from Chantegrive, this is a smoothly wood-aged wine. However it doesn't lose sight of deliciously fresh, herbaceous fruits which come through crisply. That makes the resulting bala…

With smoky aromas and structured tannins, this is still young and firm. Under those tannins, the black currant fruit is developing to give a ripe wine with fine acidity and structure. Drink from 2020.

On the bank opposite the Sauternes region, Cadillac, with its fortified castle, is home to some richly liquorous wines. This 2010 is honeyed and opulent, with a smooth texture and just a bite of botr…

This balanced wine shows fine potential. Its structure dominates at the moment, with solid tannins, but the rich black fruit is all there. Let it develop over the next several years and drink from 20…

This Merlot-dominated wine brings out both the juicy fruit typical of the vintage and a tight, smoky character that lends perfume. Still young, it's firmly structured and will age well. Drink from 20…

Richly structured, this wine is dense and solid. It has swathes of ripe fruit, bold tannins and an impressive firm character. Its future is assured with its dense texture, black fruit and acidity all…

Richly layered with fruit, this full-bodied Bordeaux-style blend has wonderful concentration, a good sense of depth and a creamy texture that has mild and supportive tannins. The mouthfeel is very su…

This is classic Petit Verdot in Portugal: dark red, structured and firmly tannic with great fruits. The grape, normally found in Bordeaux, seems to be very much at home in this schist soil and hot cl…

The second wine from the Saint-Julien estate, this is every bit as elegant as the grand vin, its black currant fruit developing to envelop the fine tannins. There is fine fruit, plenty of acidity and…

A mineral texture gives this ripe wine an edge while its full, red berry fruit offers some solid tannins and concentration. It's smoky and full-bodied and will be ready to drink from 2019.

Maturity comes slowly to a Sauternes, but this wine is almost there. Its fine sweetness is balanced by a lemon curd-like acidity while its rich botrytis is finely integrated with the opulent texture.…

Rich and dense, this generous wine has considerable botrytis as well as perfumed apricot and bitter orange flavors. It's ripe and full of fruit and honey. Drink from 2020.

Impressively flashy, an opulent wine that immediately offers a blast of blackberries, cherries, currants, red licorice and cedar. But it's quite astringent in tannins. Age this Cabernet-based Bordeau…

This wine needs air in order to get at its dark-fruit aromas. In the mouth, this blend of Malbec, Petit Verdot and Cab Franc is ripe but smacks down hard with tannins. Flavors of blackberry, cassis a…