2021, Château Clos Puy Arnaud, CÔTES-DE-CASTILLONBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot. Bright plum fruits, greengages and raspberry with touches of mandarin rind. A great example of what you can find in the vintage when it succeeds this is far from exuberant, but it makes a positive out of being sappy and lithe, and has a concentration through the mid palate. Austere, needs to round out over ageing, but there is character and balance. 91 Jane Anson. The 2021 Clos Puy Arnaud is

The 2022 Belair-Monange has a deep garnet-purple colour

Two years after extensive soil studies of the estate were carried out

Gorgeous fragrance and florality on the nose with ripe and perfumed black fruit and some peony touches

concentrated and expressive

2nd vintage in the new cellar

The bouquet reveals balsam herb

This Kirwan will give plenty of pleasure over 20-30 years

Tannins spread across the palate

The 2020 Roc de Cambes was one of the standouts from barrel

89 William Kelley

It's a blend of 63% Merlot

It delivers perfumes of sliced apple