2022 Chateau Phelan Segur, St. Estephe 12 btls $55 6 btl Minimum order
This is a powerful yet elegant Phélan-Ségur built to last an eternity. Excellent and possibly the best Phélan Ségur Andrian Van Velsen, April, 2023
2022 Chateau Branaire Ducru, St. Julien 12 btls $58 6 btl Min
creaminess, energy and most importantly, purity of fruit and concentration… The finish has never been this defined, elegant and concentrated… This is an entirely new level of quality here. Jeff Leve, May,2023
2022 Chateau D’Armailhac, Pauillac 18 btls $58 6 btl Min
Great fruity, juicy and crunchy, excellent tannins, incredible breed and class, great length; comes amazingly close to Mouton this year: guaranteed to be the best d'Armailhac of all time. Vinum, April 2023
Chateau Giscours, Margaux 18 btls $69 6 btl Min
Violets, roses and lilies merge with its array of spices, black cherries, black plums and black raspberries on the nose. Silky, fresh, and focused…The wine focuses on its structure, balance, and refinement. Supple, and creamy...deep fruits and energy in every lingering sip. Jeff Leve, April,2023
2022 Chateau Labegorce, Margaux 12 btls $38 6 btl Min
On the nose you find flowers, cherries, blackberries. and plums. The palate is packed with sweet, ripe, red fruits, silky textures, depth of flavor, and most importantly, lift with energy in the finish Jeff Leve, April,2023
2022 Chateau Gruaud Larose, St. Julien 8 btls $99 1 btl Min
Impressive bouquet with pure blackberry and raspberry fruit... Impressive focus; the palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins. Balanced level of energy…precise. Mineral-driven toward the finish, this is easily the best Gruaud in the last 10 years. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, April,2023
2022 Chateau Deyrem Valentin, Margaux 6 btls $27 6 btl Min
The nose is floral, mineral and spicy. It expresses notes of violet, fresh lily and more lightly – pulpy blackberry associated with a touch of juicy/pulpy red berries and fine hints of fresh cocoa and nutmeg. The palate is fruity...a nice minerality and energy, a mineral/tangy structure, notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, pulpy/juicy purple plum... Good length and definition. Nice acidity and definition, all in finesse. Verte de Vin, April 2023
2022 Chateau D’Issan, Margaux 6 btls $74 1 btl Min
Violets, black cherries, blueberries, blackberries, cocoa, cedar, and cigar box fill the aromatics. On the palate, the wine is lively, creamy, deep, long, and most importantly pure. The tannins are silky, and even with all this ripeness, and concentration, the wine remains fresh, vibrant, long and sensuous. This is undoubtedly the finest vintage of d'Issan ever produced! Jeff Leve, April 2023
2022 Chateau Ferriere, Margaux 6 btls $51 6 btl Min
…expressive bouquet with black cherries, cassis and crushed violet scents that explode from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with great depth, smoothness and gentle grip. This is deep and complex keeping with the style of the vintage and has a persistent finish. This represents one of the best wines from Ferrière. Impressive Value! Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2023
2022 Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac 4 btls $147 1 btl Min
Full on inky purple in colour, this is sculpted and full of character. Intense, not just a reflection of the vintage but in the increasing concentration found in Lynch Bages over the past decade. Delivers so much character, with charcoal, soot, campfire, liquorice, slate, bilberry, cassis. Hugely impressive and complex, will age for decades. Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
2022 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac 4 btls $159 1 btl min
Inky dark in color, the wine requests a bit of effort before jumping into its nose of spice, cigar wrapper, blackberries, black currants, flowers, wet earth, and smoke. On your palate, the purity in the fruit, elegance, and lift is there. But what stands out is the width in your mouth as the wine caresses every part of your palate with its silky textures, and richness. Jeff Leve, May,2023
2022 Chateau Palmer, Margaux 2 btls $396 1 btl min
As is the case at neighbor Château Margaux, the 2022 Palmer is one of the most powerful wines this estate has ever produced. A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, it offers up aromas of blackberries, violets, iris and sweet soil tones, followed by a full-bodied, broad and expansive palate, its velvety attack segueing into a rich and layered core. Supple, seamless and concentrated William Kelley, Wine Advocate, April 2023
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2022 Chateau Montlandrie, Castillon 12 btls $29 6 btl Minimum order
Expressive and very floral, violets, including lots of dark fruit, cherries, cassis, blackberries, subtle roasted notes, a beautiful nose. The palate is precise, crisp and fresh, the structure is impressive, lots of tannins, razor-sharp, top acid structure, the wine seems to be chiseled out of stone. Andrian Van Velsen, April,2023
2022 Chateau Pavie Macquin, St. Emilion 10 btls $95 1 btl Min
Dark garnet in color, the wine offers its nose of cherry blossoms, licorice, black fruits, orange rind, olives, and tobacco leaf profile with ease. The perfect blend of power, elegance, and oceans of fruit, there is a beautiful balance, and harmony here. The opulent, silky fruits deliver purity, length, and freshness that is close to seamless. Jeff Leve, May,2023
2022 Chateau Troplong Mondot, St. Emilion 8 btls $143 1 btl Min
A wine that transcended both my lofty expectations and anything produced at this address in the last 50 years, the 2022 Troplong Mondot realizes all the potential of this striking terroir. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, cherries, exotic spices, bay leaf and orange zest, it's full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with incredible concentration without weight, supple tannins and a seamless, complete profile, concluding with a long, saline finish. William Kelley, Robert Parker, April 2023
2022 Chateau Canon, St. Emilion 7 btls $167 1 btl Min
what a fragrance, a perfume beyond compare, lots of blackberry, herbs, limestone minerality, a hint of eucalyptus. The palate begins with a lot of sweet fruit, that's two mouthfuls of wine, very opulent, with tannins as if chiseled out of stone…the quality of these tannins is simply stunning and the aromatic length in the finish ...this is undoubtedly a great Canon. Andrian Van Velsen, April,2023
2022 Chateau Clos Fourtet, St. Emilion 6 btls $131 1 btl Min
…the 2022 bristles with the energy found in the best wines of the year. Clean veins of minerality frame a core of red/purplish fruit, lavender, sage, mint, rose petal and mocha. Simply put, the 2022 is a magical Clos Fourtet. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May,2023
2022 Chateau Clos L’Oratoire, St. Emilion 6 btls $43 6 btl Min
…rich, sensual and super-expressive. Complex and beautifully layered, Clos de L'Oratoire is showing beautifully today. Succulent red cherry, blood orange, spice, tobacco, cedar and dried herbs build, with clean, saline notes that extend the finish Antonio Galloni, Vinous
2022 Chateau D’Aiguilhe, Castillon 6 btls $24 6 btl Min
Deep garnet-purple in color, it comes bounding out of the glass with eager to please scents of black cherries, warm blackberries, and raspberry coulis, followed by hints of licorice, crushed rocks and iron ore. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers amazing tension with nice ripe rounded tannins to support the generous fruit, finishing long and chalky.Lisa Perotti Brown,Wine Independent
2022 Chateau Clinet, Pomerol 3 btls $115 1 btl Min
Sleek, concentrated, red roses, violets, creamy smoked caramel, bilberry, cassis, blackberry pastilles, biscuit, mint leaf, great estate signature, maintains its sleek intense concentrated and supremely classy character. Strong tannic build up, muscular and full of intent, with a fennel and oyster shell signoff. Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux |
