Château Beaumont, Haut Médoc, Bordeaux, France, 2017 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.  Beaumont's 113ha of vineyards are located at Cussac, between the communes of Margaux and St Julien. With April frost...

Château Breillan, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2018    90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc unoaked.  Clad in a beautiful ruby red with deep purple tints, this 2016 offers an intense, fresh bouquet with a hint of spice, red...

Chateau Cantemerle, 5eme Cru Classé, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2015 Grapes: 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, hand picked and sorted. Average vine age 30 years. The vineyards (91ha) are located just south...

Château Caronne Ste Gemme, Haut Médoc, Bordeaux, France, 2005    Grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, mostly hand-picked fruit from 45ha of vineyards with deep gravel soils. 12 months...

Château Caronne St Gemme Haut Médoc, Bordeaux, France, 2016  65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot with around 15 months in oak.  "Very rich, sweet nose with an earthiness underneath. Pinched...

Château Caronne St Gemme, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2017 Grapes: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Always a reliable property, this estate has produced a wine that is already open and rounded. Its juicy acidity and fine...

Château Cissac, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2017 Grapes: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. A cru bourgeois property. "Unnecessarily heavy bottle. Colour of black cherries with purple rim. Rich black fruit on the nose, a...

Chateau Fourcas Hosten, Listrac Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2015  Grapes: 54% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc. Ageing in 39% new barrels, 39% one-year barrels and 22% two-year barrels. An excellent vintage giving strong colour and...

Chateau Lamothe Bergeron, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2013  50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon  "Damsons without a trace of sweetness. Lots of drying, vigorous, stemmy tannins. Chew chew chew. You need strong jaws for this one! The idea of...

Chateau Lamothe Bergeron 2015 Medoc Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black core. Pure and juicy fruit on the nose. On the palate pleasant approach with silky character and ripe tannins, good length.  

Reflets de Cissac 2016, Château Cissac , Haut Medoc, Bordeaux France  70% cabernet sauvignon, 22% merlot, 8% petit verdot  The second wine of Chateau Cissac, made from the younger vines. This vintage shows plums and blackcurrants...