This is one of the best second wines of the Médoc. Like its elder, this is a classic, elegant wine, with a clear, well-designed structure and a long, fresh final.
This is a classic, elegant wine, with a clear, well-designed structure and a long, fresh final.
Blackberry, black fruit, spicy palate, ripe fruit, round, soft, supple, plum and spice finish
Red dress, fruity nose and leather, vanilla. Round attack, strong tannins, freshness. Balanced wine.
This is one of the best second wines of the Médoc. Like its elder, this is a classic, elegant wine, with a clear, well-designed structure and a long, fresh final.
Mix of black and red fruits, spices, earth, silky texture, full-bodied, round tannins, fruity, bold.
Medium to full-bodied, the palate is bursting with juicy black fruit flavours, framed by accessible, ripe, grainy tannins, finishing pleasantly earthy.
Balanced, subtle nose with aromas of blackberry and bramble. Smooth, rich and concentrated on the palate. A fairly massive wine, with powerful but soft tannins.
Medium-bodied, the palate reveals surprising energy, a finely grained texture, and finishes on a lingering mineral note.
A deep garnet-purple colour, with a meaty, earthy nose of plums and blackberries and hints of eucalyptus and aniseed. Light, mellow structure with an earthy finish.
Solid, with a fresh beam of plum, black currant and anise flavors riding along a racy graphite edge. Clear and focused. Wine Spectator
A soft, somewhat fleshy and opulent style of St.-Julien, this 2012 has a deep ruby/purple color, good minerality, moderate tannin, and a full style.
A charming, flattering wine with a lovely mellowness.
Medium to full-bodied, the palate layers all these mineral sparkles with fresh, energetic black fruit, underpinned by ripe, solid tannins, finishing on an earthy note.
A velvety wine with powerful growth and a fine acidity on the finish.
Bright colour with purple highlights. Soft, full attack. Long finish with silky tannins.
Medium-bodied, the palate is fresh and clean with herbal sparks and a slight chew to the texture, finishing savoury. robertparker.com
This is one of the best second wines of the Médoc. Like its elder, this is a classic, elegant wine, with a clear, well-designed structure and a long, fresh final.
A rich, powerful, structured wine. The tannic structure is powerful but very silky and elegant, stretching to a particularly long, complex finish.
The Fiefs de Lagrange is characterized by round tannins, aromas of red and black fruits on a youth and still shows good potential.
Excellent style, full body for the category, perfect Saint-Julien worthy of its origin, to be treated like a great wine.
Full-bodied, firm and rugged in the mouth with brawny, muscular fruit and a sturdy frame of grainy tannins, it finishes long and savory.
The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin in the mouth, a keen line of acidity, fine precision here with a mineral-rich finish that exudes terroir expression.
A tasty, elegant wine, reflecting the brilliance of the great wines of 2005.
Full-bodied, with a hint of salt, fresh and juicy, round tannins, elegant and well-balanced.
Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with firm, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing with a long, invigorating finish.
Medium-bodied with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins, it has bold fruit matched by freshness, finishing long and mineral laced.
This is a superb Saint Julien: fresh and with a satin-like texture. Everything is in place for a promising evolution.
Intense aromas of blackberry and smoke. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and long finish. Solid and tight. As it should be.
A powerful, sensual wine.
A well-balanced, beautifully-poised wine.
Warm and fragrant vintage, notes of lime, hyacinth, grape. Robust wine, deep flavors, silky and noble tannins.
Generous, well rounded, very well vinified, complexe, quite long-lating taste. Lagrange sophisticatedly modernized.
Ruby, purple color, sweet, juicy fruit, notes of blackcurrant, black cherry, fleshy sensation, open in mouth. Purity, low acidity, mature tannins for a beautiful wine.
Beautiful intense dark color. Fruity, lively nose. The wine is fruity, tasty and scented with fine tannins. Very enjoyable.
Full-bodied, velvety and polished, it's broad and enveloping, with an ample core of fruit, ripe tannins and succulent acids, concluding with a long, precise finish.
Medium to full-bodied, the palate is bursting with black fruit flavours, framed by ripe, grainy tannins, finishing on a pleasant earthy note.
A true classic. Medium-bodied, with a structured profile and a long, penetrating finish. The only missing ingredient here is time.
Mix of black and red fruits, spices, earth, silky texture, full-bodied, round tannins, fruity, bold.
A brilliant vintage, made for patient connoisseurs.
Medium-bodied with fantastic energy, framed by ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing with remarkable length and freshness.
Dense color, fine nose, complex, pure fruit, cedar notes. Mouth round, powerful. Middle fleshy, dense, rich in tannins. Exquisite finish, balanced, sublime tannic frame
Dense nose of black fruit and red plum. Full on the palate, good acidity, ample, elegant tannins, very long finish, a light wine.
Intense crimson colour with a dazzling nose of black fruit, graphite and toast. On the palate, the attack is frank and the tannins are precise and remarkably fine.
A noble, racy and complex wine, expressing fruit and finesse.
Reveals pretty aromas of violets, with hints of raspberry leaf, rose and fragrant earth. Medium-bodied, the palate is discreetly intense, with a long, refreshing finish.
Powerful aromas of blackberries, plums and crème de cassis. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a fleshy texture and a spicy finish.
Balanced, subtle nose with aromas of blackberry and bramble. Smooth, rich and concentrated on the palate. A fairly massive wine, with powerful but soft tannins.