2022, Château de Fieuzal Rouge, PESSAC-LÉOGNANBordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot. The cumulative rainfall at Chteau Fieuzal was only 385 millimeters in 2022, compared to 753 millimeters in 2021 and 743 millimeters in 2020. But this did not prevent Stephen Carrier and his team from making a fresh and energetic 2022 de Fieuzal, bursting with aromas of violet, iris, menthol and crunchy wild berries mingled with hints of coniferous forest floor. Medium to full

The 2021 Malescot St

Bosc pears and lime blossoms with hints of coriander seed

featuring lime

deep and layered wine evocative of citrus oil

The fruit is precise

hazelnut and lanolin

liquorice notes offering depth and wideness - lots of terroir and grape markers in the glass - particularly the high percentage (25%) of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend

The aromatics are bright and clean

the 2020 Gazin unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries

this is a characterful and intellectually satisfying Duffau

a lot going on with cinnamon

Fragrant notes of kirsch