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Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Moulis and Listrac | Bordeaux2018
92 – 93 MAYNE-LALANDE Listrac Suckling 91 – 92 |
The success story of Mayne-Lalande continues seamlessly.
Mayne-Lalande has been the best Listrac for
years. Hubert de Boüard, the owner of Château Angelus,
advises at Mayne-Lalande. Lush, sweet, and intense,
this serial winner in Listrac shows with a great
deal of juice and freshness, that here the severity that
often characterizes other terroirs of this appellation plays no part.
Fruity, rich extraction, creamy, and with a good portion of meat, the
Mayne-Lalande sets its solid tannins in a relaxed and natural style,
with excellent depth and intensity. Its great energy radiates on the
palate for a long time, making it an excellent value for money from
the Haut-Médoc.
92 – 93 POTENSAC Médoc Parker 90 – 92 | Suckling 93 – 94 |
Already the second wine La Chapelle of Château Potensac
is stunning! The Grand Vin Potensac is already
confirmed for years on increasing quality even in difficult
vintages as in 2013. The Potensac reached
14.42 % in 2018, ages in 35 % new oak barrels and consists of 45 %
Merlot, 36 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 18 % Cabernet Franc and 1 % Petit
Verdot. Liqueur, sweetish, and intense in the nose, it has excellent
fruit and richness, quite inviting, deep, and lavish. Tight, rich, juicy,
and with a lot of fruit, this little Médoc also delights in the mouth.
Full and rich on the palate, deep and energetic, it has a very racy
structure. Dark-berried, cherry-like, and concentrated, it shows
densely structured, impressive tannins, very firm, fresh, and juicy.
Good body, opulent, and with solid length.
92 – 93 SÉRILHAN Haut-Médoc Suckling 91 – 92 |
Since Hubert de Boüard (Château Angélus) took over the
oenological consultation on Sérilhan, he was able to increase
the quality continuously. Solid, dense, and sweet,
the Sérilhan shows an enormous velvety substance and
body. It’s lush, densely woven structure is fed by 60 % Merlot and
40 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Incredibly vast and long, the tannins still
show a slightly rough character. But the juicy body and the deeply
layered tension cover the tannins easily.
91 – 92 BELGRAVE Haut-Médoc Parker 89 – 91 | Suckling 93 – 94 |
The Château Belgrave in the Haut-Médoc is directly
adjacent to Lagrange in St.-Julien, Gruaud-Larose and
Talbot are also nearby. The 2018 consists of 68 % Cabernet
Sauvignon, 30 % Merlot, and 2 % Petit Verdot.
Dark color. Rich, sweet, and racy, the Belgrave smells of the glass,
with fine and youthful fruitiness. It exudes a rich cherry aroma with
plenty of juice within and distinctively fine oak. Its creamy texture
in the mouth is dense and richly structured, with good, spicy tannins,
medium body, concentrated, and delicate in the finish.
91 – 92 CANTEMERLE Haut-Médoc Parker 86 – 88 | Suckling 94 – 95 |
The Cantemerle consists of 67 % Cabernet Sauvignon,
20 % Merlot, 7 % Cabernet Franc and 6 % Petit Verdot.
Harvested from 17 th of September to 6 th of October, the
Cantemerle is being aged in 40 % new barrels. Dark
color, slightly ripened tone. Tasted only once, the sample
presented something dull, with a good body and slightly raisiny
notes in the background. Tight and full in the mouth, but not very
wide or deep, the Cantemerle remains a bit pale and smooth, with
compact, slightly dull tannins and a bit pointing acidity.
91 – 92 CITRAN Haut-Médoc Parker 88 – 90 | Suckling 91 – 92 |
The successful Citran has a black color, is super-rich and
viscous in the glass. Dense, sweet, massive, and
full-bodied, the Citran is very meaty, deeply woven
with fine oaky spices. With a beautiful structure and a
powerful body, it has as well good length but a slightly dry finish.
Wide and complex, with a lot of pressure and power, it reminds of
its legendary phase from 1988 to 1991, including the memorable
Citran 1990.
91 – 92 FOURCAS-BORIE Listrac
The regularly slightly over-extracted Fourcas-Borie
finds its wonderful balance in 2018 and surpasses
the neighbors Fourcas-Hosten (90 – 91) and Fourcas-
Dupré (89 – 90) instantly. The Grand Vin of 77 %
Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 8 % Petit Verdot
ages in 25 % new barrels. Tight, concentrated, and crispy, the
Fourcas-Borie is quite round and creamy, with a slightly sweet-sour
fruit component and plenty of tannins. With racy acidity and good,
full-bodied structure, it remains a bit obvious. If some complexity
adds to it in the future, it could outgrow from the present effort and
compete with Mayne-Lalande within the Listrac appellation.
91 – 92 LES GRANDS CHÊNES Médoc Parker 89 – 91 | Suckling 93 – 94 |
The Les Grands Chênes from the Médoc is always
one of the most attractive and affordable wines in
the portfolio of Bernard Magrez who is the
owner of Château Pape-Clément and the many
other estates in Bordeaux and the whole world.
The Les Grands Chênes has an absolutely impenetrable
black color. Rich, fresh, and highly concentrated, it smells
intense and fruity from the glass. It shows great energy and verve as
well as depth and detailed aromatics. It has a powerful attack in the
mouth, with a lot of pressure and fine acidity, full-bodied structure
and rich sweetness with good depth. This is an excellent Les Grands
Chênes with a cool dark fruit component and chocolaty notes.
91 – 92 MAUVESIN-BARTON Moulis Suckling 92 – 93 |
Mauvesin-Barton is the latest acquisition of the Barton
family, who is the owner of the famous Léoville-Barton.
The 2018 Mauvesin-Barton consists of
54 % Merlot, 39.5 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.5 %
Cabernet Franc with 13.5 % alcohol, aged in 33 %
new barrels of three different coopers. Mauvesin-Barton
seems to be very relaxed in the 2018 vintage,
full and intense. Uncomplicated and with dense fruit component,
this excellent Moulis has a rich extraction with a meaty body
and racy structure. Quite long and with good depth, the Mauvesin-Barton
is recommended for easy drinking.
91 – 92 LA TOUR CARNET Haut-Médoc Parker 90 – 92 |
Suckling 92 – 93 |
The La Tour Carnet has a massive color with a viscous
texture. In two tastings, it was always very concentrated
and full, with chocolaty wood and scents of Amarena
cherries, only the core flavor, however, did not
entirely open. Saturated and rich in the mouth, it has
a cool and linear structure with ripe and warm fruit, as
well as a heavy punch and intense fleshy body. The tannins are
somewhat dull and slightly less brilliant. In fact, I trust this wine is
able to achieve a higher quality level with aging.
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