2020, Annonce de Bélair Monange, SAINT-ÉMILIONBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Supple and generous, dark and brooding with perfume and charm. The flavours go vertically, giving depth on the mid palate, but remaining defined and detailed. I love the very subtle sweetness, a sweet strawberry jam element to the mid palate that gives joy and life, while quite serious savoury elements expand around the mouth clove, cinnamon, aniseed, baking spices, cedar and dark chocolate. A serious wine,

yet intense

a juice and a tension

The 2019 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc has quite an intense nose with apple blossom

extremely classic Gazin

leading to hints of espresso

give it 5-6 years for the oak to fully integrate and the underlying perfume suggestions to emerge

Technical Director David Suire fashioned a gem

Structured and supple with grape and terroir characteristics

Very smooth and charming while still being a full wine

classically wrought but still full of concentration Pape Clément

Finishes direct and poised

Crushed stone