2022, Château Fonroque, SAINT-ÉMILION, Grand Cru ClasséBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Juicy and bright, tangy, a lovely cleanness to this, with bite and tang, on the fresher, more linear, straight, vibrant side, crisp with bite and purity. Tannins are well integrated though give a mineral, slate, graphite, liquorice and flint grip which is quite nice but just overtakes some of the fruit. Nice frame, weight and detail, maybe lacking a touch more density and push, but well worked with nice

the 2021 Le Petit-Mouton

it rolls out of the glass with expressive

with Sauvignon Gris vines included within the Sauvignon Blanc count

The 2018 has a caressing texture and is very persistent

before moving to concrete tanks for four months

Although they had not begun conversion at this point

This is also potentially brilliant and well-worth considering

Enjoy over the next decade

not powerful and certainly not opulent

vanilla and floral scents - so aromatic and expressive

as was the case in vintages such as 2005 and 2009

Absolutely delicious