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Very much a mixed bag from Pessac-Léognan and Graves, with no rhyme or reason to what worked and what didn't. The majority of it is pretty average stuff, with the two bogeymen of 2013, lightness and unbalanced tannin, proving the major drawback in many cases.
The tasting notes are listed in alphabetical order.
Coffee, chocolate, rich black fruit. Delicious purity and...
Juicy red fruit, scented vanilla oak, dry and astringent on the...
A bit of VA here, but the fruit character is very ripe and...
Slightly confected fruit. A little crude and clumsy on the...
Beautifully ripe, modern cassis character. Creamy texture...
Charming, really pure and ripe red fruit with an attractive...
Strong oak scent – fresh and sappy and powerful. Enough savoury...
Blackcurrants, milk chocolate, light body and something just a...
Glossy, potent plum fruit and a good dose of wood-varnish...
Bright, ripe berry fruit and intense black liquorice and aniseed...
Cedar, tobacco, light black fruit and incredibly high tannins...
Blackcurrant leaf, bitter chocolate, dark-fruit character...
57% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon. Cedar...
Closed nose, with better fruit concentration on the palate. Fine...
Potent stemmy character here – quite distinctive and unusual...
Confected fruit, black cherry, light body. Furry, wiry tannins...
Virtually non-existent on the nose. Some fruit on the palate –...
Flashy, sweet oak. Pretty chunky tannins take over the palate...
Jammy fruit, pencil shavings and a very light spicing. Very fine...
52% Merlot, 32.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12.5% Cabernet Franc...
65% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc. Ghostly...
Earthy, animal character on the nose and dense black fruit. Firm...
Really rich and succulent blackcurrant fruit – very modern...
Blackcurrant jam and a dash of something verdant too. Something...
Lovely and rich, indulgent fruit and toasty oak. Attractive...
Redcurrant fruit, milk chocolate, light body and pretty...
