2019 Château Maltus Lalande de Pomerol AOC Vignobles Lassagne gather several family properties that were bought since three generations and are grown according to tradition and innovation on unique terroir located in the Libourne area. Vignobles Lassagne encompasses these three properties: Château des Arnauds (the original estate), Château des Landes and Château Maltus, the latest addition to the Vignobles Lassagne. History tells us that the origin of the Château Maltus goes back to the Middle Ages, in the time of the crusades. The Order of Malta, well implanted on the land named Lalande de Pomerol, cultivated vines for the first time on the grounds of the Château Maltus. Nicolas Lassagne acquired this parcel in 2015 of sixty-year-old vines with the purpose of producing this richly dense wine. For more info, visit Vignobles Lassagne website. VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château Montaiguillon Montagne-Saint-Émilion A well regarded 28ha property on the borders of St Georges-St Emilion owned by the Amart family since 1949, which it is looking out over her neighbours like Cheval Blanc, Vieux Chateau Certan and Chateau Petrus who are just over the Barbanne stream. Tasted against far greater names this is a exceptional value, very elegant, with a lovely weight of fruit. It will not disappoint. Certified sustainable HVE (High Environmental Value) For more info, visit Château Montaiguillon website. VARIETALS 40% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2011 Château Nenin Pomerol AOC Château Nénin is located in the village of Pomerol, one of the most prestigious areas of Bordeaux. The Domaine was bought by Jean-Hubert Delon in 1997 from his cousins, the Despujols, owners of the estate since 1847. Jean-Hubert had the intention of continuing the centuries-old tradition of the Château, and precisely for this reason, since immediately, extensive renovation and modernization works, including technical ones, were carried out. Under his direction, the land was in fact drained, the vineyards renewed and the cellars modernised, to improve the vinification and aging processes. According to the Delon family, Château Nénin is the epitome of a great Pomerol “vin de garde” (wine for laying down). It combines power and elegance, complexity and balance, purity and refi nement. The gradual increase of Cabernet Franc within the vineyards gives the wine tautness, distinction and freshness. To really appreciate the Grand Vin’s ageing ability, you may need to be patient. Like all great Pomerol vins de garde, Château Nénin blossoms over time. For more info, visit Château Nenin website. VARIETALS 78% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2011 Download Tasting Note
2020 Château Pape Clément Grand Cru Classé de Graves Pessac-Leognan AOC Near Bordeaux, discover the 7 centuries of history of a mythical Grand Cru Classé of the Graves surrounded by vines and a sumptuous garden. The unique castle, whose first grape harvest took place in 1252, gives life to a wine that was reserved for ecclesiastical ceremonies for almost 400 years, and wasn’t available publicly until after the French Revolution. Bernard Magrez acquires the prestigious estate in the 1980s. It was then his very first vineyard. The winemaking here epitomises the phrase ‘attention to detail’. Every bunch of grapes is de-stemmed by hand and chemical fertilizing and aeration rejected in favour of horse-drawn ploughing. All this has resulted in an extremely strong brand identity. Pape Clement is known as one of the jewels of Bordeaux and though its appellation, Pessac-Leognan, was overlooked in the 1855 Classification, exchange platform Liv-ex has marked it as a probable Second-Growth estate in its reimagining of that classification. For more info, visit Château Pape Clément website. VARIETALS 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note
2018 Château Paret Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC Running along the edge of the Saint-Emilion appellation, this vineyard is owned by the Fauchey family, who have been making wine in the Bordeaux area since the 17th century. The estate, until the second world war, made mostly white wine for the army. Today though, the vineyard is mostly planted with merlot, the grape best suited to the climate and soil of the domain. VARIETALS 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2018 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château Pibran Pauillac AOC Pibran is an old Médoc name. Its highly reputed vineyard covers one of the finest outcrops of Pauillac. The estate, which originally had only just 10 hectares, was expanded in 2001 following the purchase of neighbouring property to reach the current size of 17 hectares of superb Garonne gravel soil. For a long time it belonged to the Billa family, who sold it to AXA Millésimes in 1987. The vineyards were restructured shortly after the purchase, and drainage was improved in order to get the best possible effect of the soil on the wine. Today Château Pibran is carefully produced by the same technical team that makes Château Pichon Baron and then moved in barrel, for aging in the cellars of Pibran. VARIETALS 53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2018 Château Pontet-Fumet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC The Château Pontet-Fumet is located near the village of Vignonet in the well-known wine-growing region of Saint-Émillion. It is one of the outstanding Grand Crus in Saint-Émillion, where the soils of the vineyards are characterized by sandy gravel soils. VARIETALS 81% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2018 Download Tasting Note
2018 Château Quinault L’Enclos Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé AOC The Château Quinault l’Enclos property is located on the right bank of Bordeaux in the Saint-Émilion appellation. Belonging to the famous Château Cheval Blanc, the first classified A growth of Saint-Émilion, the wines of Château Quinault l’Enclos benefit from the same care as those of Château Cheval Blanc. A vintage of challenges marked by strong climatic contrasts, 2018 will remain a great year in the memories of the property. The heavy rainfall at the start of the year will have generated significant mildew pressure. The precision and constant attention paid by the property’s technical teams made it possible to save Château Quinault L’Enclos from mildew. The beautiful summer which set in in July with an ideal September favored perfect ripening with berries with good concentration. VARIETALS 72% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2018 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château Roc de Levraut Bordeaux AOC Château Roc de Levraut is located on the hillsides of Sauveterre de Guyenne, in the beautiful region of Entre Deux Mers, in the South West of France, and it belongs to the Ballarin family of winegrowers. As is typically the case in the Entre-Deux-Mers sub-region, the soils are characterized by clay and limestone. The top layer is covered with a thin layer of gravel. In addition, there are regularly large rocks that bear the regional name of Roc de Levraut . This is where Château Roc de Levraut takes its name. The cultivation of the vines is in conversion to organic farming and Certified sustainable HVE (High Environmental Value). VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château Sorbey Haut Médoc AOC The Meyre family, Médoc winegrowers for 6 generations, have been able to extend and perpetuate the family business. Julien and Nathalie, now in charge of the properties and drawing on their respective experiences, bring dynamism and renewal. Château Sorbey in Haut Médoc is the smallest of Mayre’s properties, producing ample and fruity wines with harmonious tannins, everything that makes the reputation of Haut Médoc wines. VARIETALS 52% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château Soussans Margaux Vignobles Jean Sorge are home to the cru bourgeois Château Deyrem-Valentin and its little sister, Château Soussans. The estates nestle between two grands crus classés and date back to 1730. Christelle Sorge is now in charge and she continues on a path of tradition married with innovation to provide wines of ever increasing quality to lovers of Margaux everywhere. For more info, visit Château Soussans website. VARIETALS 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2016 Château Talbot Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé AOC Legend relates that the name of this imposing estate originates with Connétable Talbot, a famous English warrior, defeated at the battle of Castillon in 1453. Talbot is one of the Medoc’s oldest estates, its glory never tainted. Through the years, it has been fortunate enough to remain in good hands. The owners are Nancy Bignon-Cordier and her family. They are the fourth generation of Cordiers to manage this Saint-Julien fourth Classified Growth. For many, Talbot embodies the ideal Saint-Julien, a generous bouquet, extremely stable and dependable during aging, a champion of longevity; even young Talbot is pleasant and rounded, always characterized by silky, mild and very civilized tannins. Talbot possesses an expansive character. It’s never withdrawn into itself and has the courtesy of being in a good mood every day. For more info, visit Château Talbot website. VARIETALS 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot VINTAGE 2016 Download Tasting Note
2020 Château Thomas Laurent Bordeaux This property is located in Etauliers, north of the Gironde 1er Cotes de Blaye, on a clay soil and sandy grave on 13 hectares in production. The wines of Chateau Thomas Laurent are predominantly from the Merlot grape that gives soft and round structure to the wine. VARIETALS 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note
2016 Château Tour de Capet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC In the small village of Liginiac in Corrèze, the Moueix are recognized and respected for having lived by and passed on two core values, essential to success: Discretion and Hard Work. When Antoine Moueix (1796 – 1874), the first of the namesake, settled with his family in Lieu-dit Manzac on the Millevaches plateau, he had no idea that his descendants would establish one of the biggest wine dynasties in Bordeaux and California. Today, Antoine Moueix Propriétés walks in the footprints of their founder: discretion and hard work, passion for great terroir, good agricultural sense and social responsibility, for transmission of expertise and the pursuit of excellence in all areas. Vinified within Château Capet-Guillier, Tour de Capet enjoys its own unique terroir, lending the wine identity and character. The sandy-silt soil produces wines of great finesse, which draw character from the well-balanced structure and round-bodied nature of Merlot. For more info, visit Antoine Moueix Propriétés website. VARIETALS 100% Merlot VINTAGE 2016 Download Tasting Note
2015 Château Tour Pibran Bourgeois Pauillac AOC (Château Pibran 2nd wine) Pibran is an old Médoc name. Its highly reputed vineyard covers one of the finest outcrops of Pauillac. The estate, which originally had only just 10 hectares, was expanded in 2001 following the purchase of neighbouring property to reach the current size of 17 hectares of superb Garonne gravel soil. For a long time it belonged to the Billa family, who sold it to AXA Millésimes in 1987. The vineyards were restructured shortly after the purchase, and drainage was improved in order to get the best possible effect of the soil on the wine. Today Château Pibran is carefully made by Jean-René Matignon and his team at Château Pichon-Baron, in their state-of-the-art winery. The wine is aged at Château Pibran, where a second wine in made, Château Tour Pibran. VARIETALS 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2015 Download Tasting Note