2019 French Wine

The 2019 Champagne Elevage Long is entirely Pinot Noir and is the most robust wine in the range with the base wine aged for two years in barrel. Revealing notes of fresh baked bread licorice wet stone and Amarena black cherries... Read More

From vines planted in 1947 facing east and in very poor soil the 2019 Riesling Grand Cru Brand Kirchberg is pure but intense and concentrated on the dense and aromatic nose that also reveals saline notes of crushed stones. On... Read More

The 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté is performing especially well delivering aromas of waxy pear toasted nuts and citrus oil followed by a medium to full-bodied concentrated and lively palate that concludes with chalky grip. Readers might... Read More

The 2019 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) has turned out beautifully in bottle. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild blueberries raspberries violets rose petals and forest floor framed by a deft application of creamy new... Read More

Like Trotanoy though of course not to the same extent the 2019 Belair Monange is another of the richer more powerful wines in the Mouiex portfolio this year. Offering up aromas of sweet cherries wild berries vanilla pod plum preserve... Read More

The 2019 Clerc Milon is a real success. At more than 70% this blend contains one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon in the property's recent history and the result is a wine of real nobility. Offering up aromas... Read More

From the 10-acre La Rochelle vineyard this powerful wine offers ripe tannins and solid black fruits seasoned with black pepper. It has a fine future. Drink from 2024. Roger Voss

The 2019 Lafon-Rochet has turned out nicely in bottle mingling aromas of blackberries and red fruits with hints of violets and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied deep and seamless with lively acids and ripe powdery tannins... Read More

The 2019 Le Pin is a rich expansive wine that soars from the glass with aromas of raspberry preserve plums wild berries rose petals and licorice framed by a deftly judged patina of creamy new oak. Full-bodied supple and velvety... Read More

A true classic from this estate the 2019 Lynch-Bages has turned out brilliantly unwinding in the glass with aromas of cassis and sweet blackberry fruit mingled with licorice mint cigar wrapper and loamy soil. Full-bodied rich... Read More

A true classic from this estate the 2019 Lynch-Bages has turned out brilliantly unwinding in the glass with aromas of cassis and sweet blackberry fruit mingled with licorice mint cigar wrapper and loamy soil. Full-bodied rich... Read More

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 powdery tannins.... Read More

The wine is so perfumed with ripe tannins set beside the black currant purity. The wine does have weight but the fruit is so refined and vibrant. Tannins give a core for aging offering the structure and the density of a very fine... Read More

Pale lemon-gold in color the 2019 Rieussec flaunts a delicately scented nose of fresh grapefruit lemon curd lime leaves and clover honey with wafts of jasmine white truffles and nutmeg. The palate slowly builds revealing layers... Read More

Notably lighter in colour than Fonteny with a grace and elegance despite the 100% new oak and forthright style. The oak comes through on the vanilla front more than through its tannins. Just a little bit meaty too with good acidity... Read More

The Sérafin vines are in their own little Clos in Les Corbeaux. Rather lighter in colour and again with a slightly meaty nose. A little more delicacy of fruit on the palate even some elegance and floral notes along with a little... Read More