The 2020 Laroque is even better than the en primeur sample. Dark and enveloping, with tons of class, Laroque is a winner. Succulent dark plum, gravel, spice, menthol, licorice and pipe tobacco give the 2020 tons of nuance. Laroque is class personifed. Win...
The outstanding (and hard to find!) second wine of Larcis Ducasse.
The 2023 Pinot Noir Reserve is perfumed with violets, black raspberries, dark stones, and hints of lavender. Medium-bodied, it delivers fantastic intensity and energy, ripe tannins, and great definition, with a dark, stony mouthfeel. This wine is a banana...
The 2019 Bel-Air Jean & Gabriel is impeccable. Soft, creamy and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2019 is especially fine for Lussac, where the wines are rarely this polished. Black cherry, chocolate, licorice and dark spice build over time. There ...
The 2023 Haut-Batailley is another impressive wine from this Chateau. There's plenty of the typical dark fruit and overall breadth that is such a signature, but the tannins show greater finesse than in some prior years—a very positive evolution that conti...
The 2016 Haut-Batailley was tasted from two bottles, the first showing a touch of TCA. The second has an airy and well-defined bouquet of blackberry, graphite and subtle floral aromas. The palate is mediumbodied with fine-boned tannins and very classic ...