CHATEAU DE LESTIAC, Bordeaux, 2020
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Appellation : Bordeaux Rouge
Color and type : Red, Still Wine
Vintage : 2020
Appreciation : ★★
Guide's Remarks : A good fruit, a supple attack, a well-balanced structure and
without excess of oak or acidity : it was enough to seduce.
CHATEAU TANESSE, Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux, 2019
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Appellation : Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux
Vintage : 2019
Guide's Remarks : Well structured, this wine presents its elegance with a deep
lively garnet color. The bouquet seduces with its intense aromas of ripe red
and black fruits with a subtle oak finish. Tannic, dense, ample, suave with a
long palate indicating a red wine of a character.
CHATEAU DE BENAUGE, Bordeaux Supérieur, 2020
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Appellation : Bordeaux Supérieur
Guide’s Remarks : A plethors of stars for this Gonfrier wine, starting with
those of Benauge and its intensely bouqueted nose Bordeaux Supérieur reflecting
cedar, blackcurrant and licorice. The palate appears full and long, with just the right
amount of oak and well supported by silky tannins and good acidity.
CHATEAU HAUT TERRASSON, Bordeaux, 2020
Guide’s Remark : A fruit-forward wine, with great finesse and elegance, this wine
stands out from its peers. With a harmonious structure and balanced tannins with
suppleness, very round, very harmonious, pleasant and ready to drink.
CHATEAU LE GARDERA BIO, Bordeaux Supérieur, 2020
Appreciation : ★
Guide’s Remarks : The nose reveals woody, smoky and fruity notes. On the
palate, one appreciates the lively attack, the dense tannins, the good complexity.
CHATEAU LANGOIRAN, Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux, 2019
Guide's Remarks : The nose is intense, with ripe fruit and toasted wood, a dense and
rich palate, supported by good tannins for keeping, still a little severe but which will
ensure a healthy evolution to this wine.
CHATEAU DU GRAND BERN, Bordeaux Supérieur, 2020
Guide’s Remarks : A pleasant nose with scents of pine essence, orange blossom,
ripe cherry, and vanilla. The palate is silky and well-structured with freshness and a
good length. A very balanced wine.
CHATEAU DE MARSAN, Bordeaux Supérieur, 2020
Guide’s Remark : Toasty, chocolate, cinnamon, clove, stave notes dominate this 2020
Marsan, with a good oakiness. It maintains a full, fleshy palate with good structure.
For lovers of Oaky wines.
CHATEAU DE MARSAN, Bordeaux Dry White, 2020
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Appellation : Bordeaux Blanc Sec
Color and type : White, Still Wine
Guide’s Remark : Fresh, ample and elegant, this white wine has been aged in the
barrels for a few months reveals aromas of lime blossom, white fruit and a hint of
oak. Suave, aromatic, harmonious, offers a pleasant option as an aperitif.
CHATEAU DE MARSAN, Bordeaux Clairet, 2021
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Appellation : Bordeaux Clairet
Color and type : Clairet, Still Wine
Vintage : 2021
Appreciation : ♥︎★★
Guide's Remarks : An excellent clairet that immediately seduces with its intense
notes of fresh red fruits, candid and vinous attack, with a rich balanced structure
and length. A very expressive rosé which will go well with a salmon terrine.
CHATEAU DE MARSAN, Bordeaux Rosé, 2021
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Appellation : Bordeaux Rosé
Color and type : Rosé, Still Wine
Guide’s Remarks : This relatively clear, light and supple rosé aims for efficiency and
succeeds. It will be appreciated for its moderate style and citrusy freshness, good as
an aperitif or with a carpaccio of sea bream.
CHATEAU CAYLA, Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux, 2019
Color and type : Red, Still wine
Guide’s Remarks : A generous, dense and well-concentrated wine with good structure
and dominant aromas of ripe red fruits.
