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23 April 2014
Today's releases:
Red Bordeaux
BRANE CANTENAC - £295 per case/12 IB.
"Loads of strawberry and berry character with a fantastic intensity. Medium body, with a beautiful core of fruit and a long finish. Rose petals and fruit. Wonderful finesse. A triumph for the vintage." 92-93 James Suckling
CLOS FOURTET - £480 per case/12 IB.
"Long and racy, with lovely persistence to the chalky minerality and bright, unadorned cassis, damson plum and raspberry fruit flavors. Shows a lovely echo of rooibos tea at the very end." 90-93 James Molesworth, WS
COS LABORY - £200 per case/12 IB.
"Fine deep colour, good Cabernet and Merlot fruit, good ripenss and nice finish, good wine" 88 Decanter
GRAND PUY LACOSTE - £340 per case/12 IB.
"It has a fragrant red berry fruit on the nose: raspberry leaf and cranberry, undergrowth and a touch of tobacco. It is very classic G.P.L. style but dialled down from previous vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and well judged acidity, harmonious with cedar and tobacco on the finish. There is not the usual structure compared to recent vintages, although it is cohesive and for want of a better word...honest. And what more can you ask from a wine?" 90-92 Neal Martin
HAUT BATAILLEY - £230 per case/12 IB.
"The Château Haut-Batailley 2013 is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot picked from 2 to 10 October at 31hl/ha. It has a light and slightly leafy bouquet with touches of bay leaf and undergrowth. It is missing a little vigour at this stage. The palate is medium-bodied with a saline character on the entry (like Lynch Bages). It gains cohesion towards the finish, remaining resolutely 'classic' in style with a nice touch of austerity lingering on the aftertaste." 88-90 Neal Martin
LAFON ROCHET - £230 per case/12 IB.
"The 2013 Lafon-Rochet is a gorgeous wine. Layered and supple on the palate, the 2013 impresses for its balance and overall harmony. Naturally, the structure of a great year is missing but all the elements are in the right place in this slightly smaller scaled, expressive Lafon-Rochet. I especially like the wine's juiciness and sense of harmony." 89-91 Antonio Galloni
MALARTIC LAGRAVIERE - £235 per case/12 IB.
"Black-red, well-expressed cassis and tobacco leaf fruit, dense yet elegant palate, always a little tight but very good wine.
Black-red, well-expressed cassis and tobacco leaf fruit, dense yet elegant palate, always a little tight but very good wine.
Read more at http://www.decanter.com/bordeaux-2013/wines/34467/slideshow/4/bordeaux-2013-results-graves-pessac-l-ognan-reds#BjYjJP7rmWHxvXgi.99
" 90 DecanterRead more at http://www.decanter.com/bordeaux-2013/wines/34467/slideshow/4/bordeaux-2013-results-graves-pessac-l-ognan-reds#BjYjJP7rmWHxvXgi.99
Black-red, well-expressed cassis and tobacco leaf fruit, dense yet elegant palate, always a little tight but very good wine.
Read more at http://www.decanter.com/bordeaux-2013/wines/34467/slideshow/4/bordeaux-2013-results-graves-pessac-l-ognan-reds#BjYjJP7rmWHxvXgi.99
?Read more at http://www.decanter.com/bordeaux-2013/wines/34467/slideshow/4/bordeaux-2013-results-graves-pessac-l-ognan-reds#BjYjJP7rmWHxvXgi.99
"A fresh, multi-dimensional young white with sliced-lime, mineral, basil and lemon character. Full-bodied but bright and agile. Wonderful intensity. One of the best whites ever from here." 94-95 James Suckling
All wines are available in cases of 6 (pro rata) and halves, magnums and larger formats.