Medium-bodied with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins, it has bold fruit matched by freshness, finishing long and mineral laced.
Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with firm, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing with a long, invigorating finish.
Medium to deep garnet-purple color, fragrant scents of redcurrant jelly, Morello cherries, plum preserves and fresh blackcurrants, suggestions of red roses, cedar chest and pencil lead.
A velvety wine with powerful growth and a fine acidity on the finish.
Elegant, crunchy black fruits on the nose and florality and ripeness on the palate. Typical classy Giscours with seductive charm and elegant tannins. decanter.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.
Fine notes of coffee add charm to this elegant wine with fine tannins, medium body, freshness and a lovely fruity mid-palate. Aeration adds complexity.
A powerful, sensual wine.
A wine of great elegance and sophistication, with notes of warm fruit and earthy undertones. Plush tannins, exceptional freshness, and a long finish.
Excellent style, full body for the category, perfect Saint-Julien worthy of its origin, to be treated like a great wine.
A delicious, complex St.-Emilion with aromas of black fruits, spring flowers, and spice, highly successful for the vintage.
The Fiefs de Lagrange is characterized by round tannins, aromas of red and black fruits on a youth and still shows good potential.
deep garnet-purple, a nose of baked plums, black cherry compote, fruitcake and violets. Medium-bodied, loads of fruit with plush, rounded tannins and a lively finish.
The nose is full of aromatic finesse, with notes of black cherry and sweet spices. The palate is delicious and fine, with surprising length and an explosive finish.
The best wines this estate has produced in the modern era. (William Kelley)
Full-bodied, with a hint of salt, fresh and juicy, round tannins, elegant and well-balanced.
A tasty, elegant wine, reflecting the brilliance of the great wines of 2005.
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.
Beautiful intense dark color. Fruity, lively nose. The wine is fruity, tasty and scented with fine tannins. Very enjoyable.
Deep purple-black colored, powerful blackcurrants, raspberry leaves and baked plums scents, followed by suggestions of dried Mediterranean herbs, tobacco leaf and graphite.
Palate medium-bodied with fine tannin and good body. Sappy black fruit, a touch of spice towards the finish, and you have yourself a very fine Côtes de Castillon.
Dense nose of black fruit and red plum. Full on the palate, good acidity, ample, elegant tannins, very long finish, a light wine.
Generous, well rounded, very well vinified, complexe, quite long-lating taste. Lagrange sophisticatedly modernized.
Medium-bodied with fantastic energy, framed by ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing with remarkable length and freshness.