Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a 75 hectare wine estate, located in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle in Gironde. In AOC Saint-Julien, it is classified second grand cru in the 18551 classification. In 2011, La Revue du vin de France qualifies it as "super second"
Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, Les Forts de Latour is aged with the same care as the Grand Vin. The only notable difference, apart from its origin, is the proportion of new barrels - between 50 and 60% - used for its aging. The blend of Forts de Latour can vary from year to year, but there is a higher proportion of the Merlot grape (25 to 30%)...
Château Beychevelle has 250 hectares of land, about 90 of which are planted with vines. The vineyard is planted with the Médoc’s four traditional grape varieties: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.
Ever since it was first produced, and down through the various vintages, Château Beychevelle has reflected the elegance...
The harvest is manual. After selecting the cuvées from the best vines (average age over 30 years) and blending, the maturing of around twenty months is carried out in oak barrels (60% new barrels). The fining is carried out with fresh egg white with "candle" racking. The wines are very classically Saint-Julien, combining elegance, depth and power....
Very deep, almost black color with brilliant reflections. The nose, racy and complex, offers a wide range of aromas. Thus, the aromas of blueberry, blackcurrant and blond tobacco mingle with subtle aromas of cedar and spices. The palate immediately reveals all its density and finesse. The ripe fruit, very present, blends in perfectly with noble and...
Alión marked a before and after in the wines of the Denomination of Origin Ribera del Duero with his 100% French wooden ciranza. Alión 2018 introduces 20% used oak. Very calm vintage; After a winter with sufficient rains, to the historical extent, and with very good total reserves at depth in all types of soil, we are heading for a drier than normal...
Vega Sicilia is without doubt one of the myths of wine-growing Spain. At the heart of this immense property, 250 hectares of vines planted with 80% Tempranillo and the rest with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. Since 1982, the bodega has belonged to the Alvarez family who, 100 years later, in the noble footsteps of the founder of the house, Don...
Valbuena is the purest expression of Vega Sicilia wine between wood and bottle, reaching a length of five years, which gives the wine its name: Valbuena 5º. French and American wood, new and used 225 liter barrels, 20,000 liter tinos… A long and complex process for a great wine. Valbuena always gives the face, full, elegant and serious. It is a wine...
In recent years, Haut-Batailley, under the ownership of François-Xavier Borie, has regularly enhanced the vintage. 2011 has a charming fruit attack in a beautiful structure of tannins with a nice freshness. Its purity shines through and, although classic, it is very attractive.
2nd Wine from Château Talbot in Saint-Julien. It reveals notes of red cherry, white pepper and mint which give it a gourmet and fresh side. Woody nuances come together with this beautiful aromatic palette. Connétable Talbot 2016 offers an ample and silky attack associated with a certain flexibility throughout the mouth. It characterizes this delicate...
In the heart of the Médoc on the banks of the estuary, Pauillac (Gironde, France) has been the true birthplace of Grand Cru Classé wines since 1855. The Lynch-Bages vineyards are planted across 100 hectares in the region.
Like its big brother, Echo de Lynch-Bages displays the characteristic taste, aromas and length of Pauillac wines. As an echo of the...
Under the stewardship of the late Anne-Claude Leflaive, the domaine became a pioneer in biodynamic farming in Burgundy, with the entire property achieving conversion in 1997.
This climate located in the town of Puligny owes its name to the former lord of the village who was nicknamed the "Knight". In the opinion of many, the chevalier-montrachet of...
The name of Clos du Marquis, created in 1902, was inspired by the Petit Clos adjacent to the Château de Léoville, residence of the Marquis de Las Cases. The Clos du Marquis is produced from top terroirs of the Saint-Julien Appellation that were not exclusively part of the old Domaine de Léoville cadastre. These terroirs are located slightly to the west...
Château Lalande-Borie was almost entirely created in 1970, with the purchase from a Troisième Cru Classé, of a 30 hectare parcel of land in the Saint-Julien appellation. With a slightly pronounced relief, allowing excellent drainage, the soil is composed of large, deep gravel. The name `` Lalande-Borie '' is taken from the cadastral name of the plot and...
La Croix de Beaucaillou, the second wine of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou which came into being with the 1995 vintage, is made from young vines from the estate - 10 years old or less - and vats not selected for the first wine. Two grape varieties are blended here: a little black Merlot and a lot of Cabernet Sauvignon, up to 85% in certain vintages.
Il est indéniable que Talbot est l’un des crus les plus célèbres du Médoc. Entre les mains de la même famille depuis un siècle, ce domaine de plus de cent hectares produit des vins reconnus pour la qualité régulière de ses millésimes. « Talbot incarne pour beaucoup l’idéal de Saint Julien, généreusement bouqueté, très stable et sûr au vieillissement »...
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