balanced by blueberry and bilberry fruits that give a mix of ripe and just-ripe-enough fruit with sufficient juice to carry them home
the 2020 Valandraud bursts with scents of crushed black plums
The Wine Independent (Lisa Perrotti-Brown): 95-97 Points
"I think one of the legendary wines in the vintage will be the 2022 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
Kirwan packs quite the punch
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 'La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou-Beaucaillou' 2021 balanced by blueberry and bilberryAppellation: Saint Julien Size: 750mL Ratings: 91 94 Jeb Dunnuck "I'd put the 2021 La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou in the running for the best second wine of the vintage, and it ranks with most Grand Vins. Based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot, still resting in two thirds new oak, it has gorgeous blue fruits, graphite, and some obvious minerality to go with a deep, medium bodied, concentrated, remarkably pure style on