BORDEAUX 2012: RESULTS (8)

Pauillac 2012: 29 wines Saint-Estèphe 2012: 25 wines Report 8 (25 April 2013)Pauillac 2012: good varied vintage. En primeur, the noses of this appellation’s wines are the best defined in the Medoc with more intensity and variation than elsewhere. 3 wines stand out: - For the first time, Mouton Rothschild driven by sheer focused effort and thanks to its new winery has the edge on its neighbour, Lafite. - Grand Puy Lacoste has created a Research and Development position and enhanced its approach while increasing the density of its extract. - Lynch-Bages also presented a more concentrated wine than usual. Saint-Estèphe 2012: an uneven vintage ranging from average to very good with a larger difference between the top and mid-range wines. Montrose pulls out all the stops. Pauillac 2012: 29 winesARMAILHAC (D') Pauillac 15,75 // 89 Lovely deep, intense colour. Elegant, fruity nose that is fresh and floral. Smooth on the attack, the wine develops to become fragrant with good presence in the middle and taste, building with flavoursome, noble tannins. It’s delicious and is more rich and supple than usual. Good length. BATAILLEY Pauillac 15,75 // 89 Deep colour with good intensity. Superb, fruity nose. Hints of blackcurrant and vanilla. Very fruity attack, developing to become caressing on the palate, smooth in the middle, it builds up all the time, but remains moderately powerful. Fine, flavoursome tannins. Nice taste. Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. CARRUADES DE LAFITE Pauillac 15 // 87 Colour of standard intensity. A little discrete on the nose. Fruity and pleasant on the palate. Medium body and average length. CLERC MILON Pauillac 16 // 90 Lovely, intense colour. Fruity, ripe nose. Refined attack. Ripe and spicy. It is fruity and caressing on the palate, developing to be fragrant with good corpulence, taste, fruit and fine tannins. Lovely, charming length. Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmeneyre. Yield: 33 hectolitres per hectare due to drought. CROIZET BAGES Pauillac 14,75 // 86 Deep colour of good intensity. Fruity, ripe nose. Smooth, very fruity and juicy on the palate and pleasant with average length. This wine is progressing and its profile is riper. DUHART MILON ROTHSCHILD Pauillac 15,75 // 89 Deep, lively colour of standard intensity. Fruity, discrete nose with a hint of vanilla. Silky from the beginning, developing to become fragrant with standard corpulence and softened tannins. Standard length. ECHO DE LYNCH BAGES Pauillac 14,75 // 86 FLEUR PEYRABON (LA) Pauillac 15,25 - 15,5 // 87 - 88 Deep colour with good intensity. Fruity nose. Very pleasant, very fruity on the palate with a sophisticated feel, good consistency in the middle, becoming smooth with flavoursome, standard length. Very pleasant. FORTS DE LATOUR (LES) Pauillac 16,25 // 91 Lovely, deep colour with good intensity. Fruity, elegant, ripe nose. Round, juicy, very aromatic and smooth on the palate. It develops to become very pleasurable and ends up with standard length and a flavoursome, fine-grained finish. GRAND PUY DUCASSE Pauillac 15 // 87 Deep colour of average intensity. Fruity nose. Touch of citrus. Soft and smooth attack, then the wine develops roundness, not very powerful, but flavoursome. Standard length and softened tannins on the finish. Requires ageing. GRAND PUY LACOSTE Pauillac 16,5 // 92 Deep colour with good intensity. Pure, fruity nose that is ripe, attractive and noble. Silky from the outset, developing aromas and a distinguished feel. From the middle a lovely Cabernet Sauvignon taste comes to the fore with a tight, very sappy structure that recalls the best of Pauillac. This wine is tighter than usual, which suits it very well! Very attractive flavoursome length. A fine accomplishment. HAUT BAGES LIBÉRAL Pauillac 14,75 // 86 Colour of average intensity. Fruity, fresh, ripe nose. Juicy and flavoursome on the palate with medium body and average length. HAUT BAGES MONPELOU Pauillac 14,75 // 86 HAUT BATAILLEY Pauillac 15,5 // 88 Deep, intense colour. Ripe, fruity nose. Tender, smooth and very fruity on the palate. It caresses the tongue and has taste and fine tannins. Fragrant finish. Wine with a classic style and medium body, richer in aroma than tannin. LACOSTE BORIE Pauillac 14 // 85 LAFITE ROTHSCHILD Pauillac 16,5 // 92 Deep colour of purple with good intensity. Discrete, fruity nose. Caresses the tongue on the attack, flavoursome in the middle, finely structured, but moderately powerful, this wine increases in flavour towards a pleasant finish with good length. I couldn’t find enough contour. LATOUR Pauillac 17,25 // 94 - 95 Lovely deep, intense colour. Elegant, fruity, pure, ripe nose. Lovely silky attack, which then becomes soft and smooth. It develops flavour with good density. It is complex and melting and grows with tannic presence but flavour too towards a noble finish with good length. Alcohol content: 12.8°. pH: 3.75. LYNCH BAGES Pauillac 16,5 // 92 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, ripe, fresh and quite elegant nose. Dense from the very outset, quite ample in the middle and even powerful as it develops, this very flavoursome wine with its very Pauillac style evolves to become juicy and deep with taste, slightly angular tannins, but still flavoursome. This is a great achievement. Blend: 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Alcohol content: 13.45°. pH: 3.67. IPT: 84. Yield: 39 hectolitres per hectare. Proportion selected: 35 hectolitres per hectare. LYNCH MOUSSAS Pauillac 15,5 // 88 Deep colour with standard intensity. Fruity nose. Juicy and fragrant on the palate with taste, evolving to become flavoursome and aromatic with fine tannins. Very nice! Blend: 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot. MOUTON ROTHSCHILD Pauillac 17,25 // 94 - 95 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, smoky nose that is ripe and smooth. Very attractive, flavoursome attack, and the wine develops instantly to become dense and powerful with taste. After the middle, the structure tightens and it grows astonishingly smooth, flavoursome and elegant, moving to a lovely complex, tannic finish that is still softened and noble. It’s amazing. This is an especially more-ish Mouton. The use of a new winery with 56 tanks instead of 28 probably led to this new level of precision. Yield: 36 hectolitres per hectare. Proportions selected for the main and second wines: 49% and 34% respectively. Alcohol content: 13.1°. IPT: 80. pH: 3.85. Blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot. A fine achievement. PAUILLAC 3ème vin du Château LATOUR Pauillac 15,5 // 88 Deep colour of standard intensity. Fruity, ripe nose. Charming, round and very fruity on the palate, then develops flavour and ends up with a pleasing finish. Average length. PEDESCLAUX Pauillac 14,75 // 86 PETIT MOUTON DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILD Pauillac 15,75 // 89 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, creamy, ripe nose. Caressing attack, then it develops to become very fruity and smooth with good density and softened tannins. Sappy finish with standard length. PIBRAN Pauillac 15,25 - 15,5 // 87 - 88 Colour of standard intensity. Fruity, creamy nose. Subtly soft and smooth on the palate, very fragrant and smooth with standard body. Nicely rounded tannins. Standard length. PICHON LONGUEVILLE BARON Pauillac 16,75 // 93 Lovely, intense colour. Fruity nose that is fresh, ripe and smooth. It caresses the tongue from the outset, then develops to become very fruity, juicy, flavoursome and complex in the middle. From this point on, it is outstanding, finishing long and sappy with fine-grained, fragrant tannins. PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE Pauillac 16,75 // 93 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, fresh, pure, floral nose. Lovely ample attack, then the wine develops to become big and quite full considering the vintage, with taste and fine tannins. It’s delicious! There is a reminiscent note of Pomerol in its richly supple feel. Flavoursome finish – impossible to spit it out! Blend: 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. PONTET CANET Pauillac 16,75 // 93 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, fresh, ripe nose that is a little discrete. Juicy attack, caressing in the middle, fragrant becoming melting with taste and good, flavoursome, finely structured length. It’s long and tasty! RESERVE DE LA COMTESSE Pauillac 15,5 // 88 This wine is sheer bliss! It has good colour and is fruity, pure and ripe on the nose. It is creamy on the palate and has perhaps the nicest defined feel ever experienced here. Enjoyment and sparkle. Blend: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. TOURELLES DE LONGUEVILLE (LES) Pauillac 14,75 // 86 Saint-Estèphe: 25 winesANDRON BLANQUET Saint-Estèphe 14,5 // 86 BEAU SITE Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 CALON SEGUR Saint-Estèphe 17 // 94 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, ripe nose. Attention-grabbing attack then it develops with a refined feel, taste, full body and smooth softness. Elongated structure, which evolves to end up with a noble melting finish that is fine-grained and fragrant. It’s delicious. Blend: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. Yield: 38 hectolitres per hectare. Proportion selected for the first wine: 40%. CAPBERN GASQUETON Saint-Estèphe 15,5 // 88 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, ripe nose. Melting and juicy on the palate, developing to become very aromatic, richly supple and with fine complexity, taste and fine tannins. Standard length. Attractive. CLAUZET Saint-Estèphe 15,5 // 88 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, floral, fragrant nose. Caressing and fruity on the palate with nice consistency, becomes tannic, but nicely rounded with subtle, aromatic texture. Standard length. COS LABORY Saint-Estèphe 15,5 // 88 Lovely deep, intense colour. Attractive fruity, ripe nose. Melting, smooth, soft and pleasant on the palate, becoming flavoursome without harshness. Standard length. CROCK (LE) Saint-Estèphe 15,25 - 15,5 // 87 - 88 DAME DE MONTROSE (LA) Saint-Estèphe 15 // 87 Deep, intense colour. Fruity, fresh, pure, ripe nose. One of the most well-defined seen from here. Dense and very fruity from the outset, it develops becoming slightly lively with body and good length. Ageing will do it good. HAUT BEAUSEJOUR Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 HAUT MARBUZET Saint-Estèphe 15 // 87 Deep, fairly intense red. Fruity nose with more prominent oak than I’ve seen in a long time at the estate. Round, juicy, soft and pleasant palate with plenty of fruit and coated tannins. Moderate length. LAFON ROCHET Saint-Estèphe 15,75 - 16 // 89 - 90 Purple colour. Fruity and floral nose that is fresh and ripe. Very pleasant and fragrant on the palate, caresses the tongue, standard body with quite fine tannins on the finish and lots of flavour. Subtle. Standard length. LILIAN LADOUYS Saint-Estèphe 15 // 87 Deep fairly intense red. Refined nose of fruit. Round, pulpy and mellow palate unfurling confident fruit. Seamless, utterly enjoyable standard length. MEYNEY Saint-Estèphe 15,5 // 88 MONTROSE Saint-Estèphe 17,5 // 95 Lovely deep, intense colour. Intense, elegant nose that is complex and ripe. Soft and smooth attack, rich development and juicy in the middle, then ample and deep, this very aromatic, subtle wine melts in the mouth and ends up powerful, sappy, noble and long on a grand, complex finish. This is great wine. A very fine achievement. Tasted several times at this level. Alcohol: 13.2°. pH: 3.7. IPT: 89. Blend: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Yield: 38 hectolitres per hectare. Proportion selected: 53% of total produced. ORMES DE PEZ Saint-Estèphe 15,25 - 15,5 // 87 - 88 Colour of good intensity. Fruity, fresh nose. Juicy, smooth and soft on the palate with taste and a sappy tenderness as it lingers. Very pleasant. Standard length. PEZ (DE) Saint-Estèphe 15,5 // 88 Deep, intense colour. Fruity, pleasant, pure nose. Big and tender on the palate, very fruity and flavoursome with taste and a slight sharpness on the finish, which will polish out during ageing. Very pleasant. PHELAN SEGUR Saint-Estèphe 15,5 // 88 Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, ripe nose with hints of vanilla. Attack a little discrete, then the wine develops to become tender, fruity and flavoursome with standard body and a nicely softened, flavoursome finish with standard length. SAINT ESTÈPHE Saint-Estèphe 13,75 // 84 SAINT PIERRE DE CORBIAN Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 SEGUR DE CABANAC Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 SERILHAN Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 TOUR DE PEZ Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 TOUR DES TERMES Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 Deep garnet hue. Mature fruit on the nose. Focused and poised wine offering an attractive, round palate laced with vibrant fruit flavors. Delicious persistence of fruit. Standard length. TRONQUOY DE SAINTE ANNE Saint-Estèphe 14,75 // 86 TRONQUOY LALANDE Saint-Estèphe 16 // 90 With gravel soils and clay sub-soils, this property responded fantastically well to the weather we had. For the first time, the blend contains 2% Cabernet Franc. The proportion of Petit Verdot goes down to 1% compared to the usual 10-12%, which contributes to increasing the fine-grained quality of the tannin. The rest is made up of 57% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. Lovely deep, intense colour. Fruity, fresh, ripe nose. Dense from the outset, ample and richly supple in the middle, developing to become flavoursome with a creamy note and a lovely tight finish, but full of taste. Here the tenderness of the vintage compensates for the firmness of Saint-Estèphe. It’s very tasty and a great achievement. _________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright 2010. This publication is the original work of Jean-Marc Quarin Sarl, 10 allée de Ginouilhac, Le Taillan-Médoc. France. - E-mail : jmquarin@quarin.com The news media and subscribing wine distributors, importers and retailers may use portions of this material (such as tasting notes, ratings or quotes) provided that it is not distorted, the proper wine and vintage are stated, www.quarin.com is given credit for the material utilized, and Jean-Marc Quarin (JMQ) is shown as the Copyright holder.

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