Château Picque Caillou 90–91 Deep crimson. Intense graphite, cedarwood, sandalwood dark cherry aromas with brambly notes. Classical claret style with blackcurrant, dark cherry, cedar flavours, fine grainy firm tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes chewy/ al dente and long. Expressive young wine. 60% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot, 10% petit verdot. 12 months in 40% new French oak. 13% alc Château Olivier 89–90 Medium-deep crimson. Intense red cherry wood varnish aromas with inky/ graphite notes. Well concentrated red cherry, mulberry, inky, graphite flavours, fine slinky textures and underlying savoury, cedary notes. Finishes firm with supple sweet fruit notes. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot, 5% petit verdot. 12 months in 35% new French oak. 13.1% alc Château La Louvière 88–89 Medium-deep crimson. Dark cherry, brambly aromas with graphite/ herb notes. Well concentrated dark cherry pastille, cassis fruits, plentiful fine cedary textures and underlying linear acidity. Finishes gravelly firm. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot. 12 months in roughly 40–50% new oak and 15% terracotta amphoras. 13% alc Château Carbonnieux 87–88 Medium-deep crimson. Fragrant red cherry graphite aromas with cedar notes. Well concentrated and inky with red cherry, graphite, lead pencil flavours, fine sinewy/ chewy tannins and underlying savoury notes. Very chewy/ brambly and crisp at the finish. Should develop. 58% cabernet sauvignon, 28% merlot, 7% cabernet franc, 7% petit verdot. 15–18 months in seasoned French oak. 13.5% alc Château de Chantegrive 87–88 Medium-deep colour. Fresh inky graphite cedar aromas with black cherry notes. Sinewy textured wine with plentiful black cherry blackcurrant fruits and muscular/ vigorous firm tannins. Cedary dry finish. Exudes a cool growing season. 70% cabernet sauvignon 30% merlot. Roughly 12 months in 50% new French oak. Château de Fieuzal 87–88 Medium-deep crimson. Dark cherry, cassis, redcurrant aromas with herb garden cedar notes. Chalky textured with attractive red cherry, cassis fruits, fine loose-knit chalky dry tannin and underlying savoury, vanilla notes. Drying finish. 50% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon, 10% petit verdot. 12 months in new (approx 50%) and seasoned French oak. 13% alc
Château Malartic Lagravière 87–88 Medium-deep crimson. Red cherry, redcurrant, inky aromas and flavours, fine savoury, chalky tannins, some mid-palate density and hint walnutty notes. Finishes leafy firm and minerally. Roughly 15 months in new and seasoned French oak. 12.8% alc Château Rahoul 87–88 Medium-deep crimson. Brambly elderberry redcurrant aromas with cedarwood nuances. Well concentrated elderberry, redcurrant cedar flavours, fine chalky/ sappy tannins. Finishes brambly firm and drying. 67% merlot, 30% cabernet sauvignon, 3% petit verdot. 12 months in 33% 86–87 Medium-deep crimson. Inky, red cherry, hint leafy aromas. Red cherry, redcurrant, inky hint iodine flavorus, plentiful fine sinewy textures, a touch of mid-palate viscosity and persistent mineral length. Muscular and tight with just enough fruit. 47% merlot, 44% cabernet sauvignon, 9% malbec. 18 months in seasoned oak. 13.3% alc Château Ferrande 86–87 Medium-deep colour. Attractive red cherry redcurrant aromas with some herb notes. Medium concentration with red cherry redcurrant, plum fruits, fine loose-knit chalky/ al dente tannins. Dry firm finish. 50% merlot, 50% cabernet sauvignon, 14 months in 20% new oak. Château de France 86–87 Deep crimson. Lifted cedar, dark cherry, herb aromas. Quite extracted with plentiful black cherry, blackberry fruits, brambly/ soupy tannins and underlying cedar notes. Firm and tight at the finish. Very sinewy and thickly concentrated. 60% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot. 12 months in new (30%) French oak. 13% alc Château Haut-Bergey 86–87 Deep crimson. Intense sweet dark cherry, cassis aromas with vanilla notes. Sweet and savoury wine with plentiful sweet dark cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry fruits and fine loose-knit chalky textures. Finishes inky and drying. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot, 15% cabernet franc, 10% petit verdot. 14 months in around 30% new French oak. new French oak. Château Bouscaut
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