2019 French Wine

This wine performs a generous balancing act between tannins and black fruits. Acidity and spice offer complexity to a wine that is developing well. Drink from 2023.

Owned by the Aubert family, this estate has produced a well-balanced wine. Tannins and spice lie easily with the berry fruits and final touches of dark chocolate. It will age well. Drink from 2023.

The 2019 du Retout is inky purple in colour. The bouquet is clean and pure with blackberry tinged with graphite and black truffle, all nicely delineated and growing in intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with quite sharp tannins,... Read More

This 430-acre estate has produced an elegant, fruity wine. The wine comes from vines on the edge of the Pauillac appellation, with deep gravel soil that gives structure to the approachable black fruits. Drink from 2025.... Read More

Intense nose, smells powerful, strong and structured. Excellent energy, this is good quality, quite bold and rich, velvety and clearly powerful with tannins that are at the fore right now and totally cover the mouth. This has... Read More

Château Lilian Ladouys 2019, a vintage that is fresh yet sumptuous. The tannins are velvety, the balance exceptional: here is a wine similar in some ways to 2016 or 2018, yet even fresher and more aromatic.

Aromas of raspberries, blackcurrants, charcoal and forest floor preface the 2019 Malartic Lagravière, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and charming wine that's lively and elegant, built around bright acids and fine,... Read More

Blend: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot

The vintage has been blended and it has kept its promises. The color is a deep red with purple reflections. On the nose, aromas of ripe fruit (black cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry...) are made more complex by toasty and licorice... Read More

A smoothly textured wine with dark-chocolate and blackberry flavors, this has tannins that are already integrated with the fruits and acidity. It shows well at this stage and is likely to be ready from 2025.

A fruit-driven wine, with flavors of blueberries and cherries lifted by subtle hints of black olives, fresh herbs and delicate dark chocolate notes. This richly textured wine with sweet tannins captures the heady aromas of the... Read More

Named after an early medieval tower in the vineyard, this 37-acre estate has produced a ripe, full-bodied wine. Tannins suspended in the black fruits give structure. With a majority of Merlot, the wine has smooth potential. Drink... Read More

Fresh and open-knit, with pomegranate and damson plum notes carried by cedar and savory hints. Fine-grained finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2026. 13,000 cases made.

The wine has a deep, intense ruby color. Powerful mocha and coffee aromas come through on the nose. On the palate the wine is well balanced and harmonious, beautifully rounded on the attack with ripe fruit aromas, and full in... Read More

I love the extrovert wealth of orange aromas ranging from blossoms to zest and candied peel. Wonderful balance of fruit, fine tannins and enough acidity to keep this lively. Wonderful creamy texture at the long supple finish.... Read More

This luminous, unoaked blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre is a consistent bang-for-your-buck introduction to a Northern Rhône heavyweight producer. It highlights delightfully fresh, juicy blackberry... Read More

A silver/straw hue, the 2019 Champagne Special Club Brut is a very pretty wine made from 60% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay, all originating from the Premier and Grand Cru villages of Louvois, Chouilly, and Mareuil-sur-Ay.... Read More