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    2018 Château La Mission Haut-Brion CRU CLASSÉ PESSAC-LÉOGNAN A.C.
    Traditionell gemeinsam mit Château Haut Brion verkostet. In diesem Jahr war mit leichtem Vorsprung Mission unser Favorit! Am Gaumen erhaben, mächtig, der Körper kraftvoll umgeben von einer wunderbaren Aromatik schwarzer Beeren und einem massiv konzentrierten Nachhall. Ein großer klassischer La Mission Haut Brion mit Potenzial für mehr als 50 Jahre! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 98-100/100 Punkte »The 2018 La Mission Haut-Brion is composed of 53.5% Merlot, 42.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3.6% Cabernet Franc, harvested September 10 to October 2. Deep purple-black in color, it slowly unfurls to reveal a beguiling nose of earth and soft-spoken fruit, opening with wild blueberries, wet slate, pencil lead and fresh black cherries giving way to a serious core of blackcurrant cordial, baked plums and wild sage, and then exposing delicate wafts of rose hip tea and candied violets. Full-bodied, the palate is very tightly wound and super intense with amazing restraint and energy focused around very firm, exquisitely fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing incredibly long and fantastically multilayered. Extraordinary wine.« James Suckling: 97-98/100 Punkte »A tight and linear red with fantastic oyster-shell, iodine and crushed-stone character, complementing the currants and blackberries. Extremely long and fresh.« Decanter: 97/100 Punkte »An extremely fine Mission, just beginning to say its piece. It's dense, gorgeously velvety in texture and bursting with fruit and energy. On the palate you get liquorice and dark chocolate notes, showing clear generosity while easily walking the line of balance. The longer it sits in the glass, the more the minerality takes hold on the mid-palate, doling out its tiny sparks of electricity and holding your attention. The subtle smoke, freshly cut herbs and tight tannins steal up on you, planting their flag in the finish. Harvested 10 September to 2 October, giving a 44hl/ha yield. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. IPT 75.8. The 3.76pH is the highest since 1989. Drinking Window 2023 - 2032« Falstaff: 97/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. Reife Beerenfrucht, feiner Feigentouch, ein Hauch von Nougat, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, saftig, reife Herzkirschen, präsente, gut eingebundene Tannine, schokoladiger Nachhall, gut anhaftend, feine Mineralität, zarte Röstaromen im Rückgeschmack, sehr gute Länge.« Wine Enthusiast: 95-97/100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. While the wine is certainly structured, it has all the finesse and elegance that is associated with this estate. Beautiful berry flavors are packed with acidity but supported by generous tannins. This is impressive and obviously will age well.« Weinwisser: 19,5/20 »Die gut 20 Hektar sind ebenfalls im Besitz der Familie Dillon. Das Gut liegt praktisch auf der anderen Strassenseite. 53,5 % Merlot, 3,6 % Cabernet Franc und 42,9 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Auch hier überzeugt schon der hervorragende Zweitwein. Der La Mission wird oft als feiner und «femininer» bezeichnet, dennoch kommt er nicht immer an den Haut-Brion ran. Hier war er aber ganz nah dran und es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn andere ihn sogar gleichauf mit Haut-Brion sehen. Dichtes, weit gefächertes und jetzt schon sehr harmonisch und reif wirkendes Bouquet mit dunkelroter und dunkelblauer Frucht, in der sehr dunkle Kirschen und reife Pflaumen den Ton angeben, auch zart rosinige und dann wieder changierend mineralische Noten schwingen mit. Dazu steigen verführerische Nuancen von Graphit, Arabica und Blumen wie Veilchen und leicht angetrocknete Rosen auf. Hat fast schon was Exotisches, aber im positiven, spannenden Sinne. Auch im Mund ein samtiges Elixier mit traumhaft seidig-cremiger Textur, grosser Balance und Geschmeidigkeit, bei der die Tannine schon voll integriert sind. Wie schon beim Haut-Brion ist die Tanninqualität auf einer anderen Stufe als bei vielen anderen Top-Weinen. Dieser La Mission Haut-Brion ist jetzt schon ein ganz grosses Vergnügen und für denjenigen, der das nötige Kleingeld hat, wird es ein herausragendes Vergnügen sein, diese beiden Traumweine irgendwann in ihrer vollen Blüte nebeneinander verkosten zu können. Trinken 2030 bis 2058« Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB. 
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    2018 Château Cos d'Estournel 2. GRAND CRU CLASSÉ SAINT ÉSTÈPHE A.C.
    Jahrhundertwein!!! Eigentlich sind wir keine Freunde dieses Ausdrucks. Doch bei diesem famosen Wein bleibt uns keine andere Wahl. Die Investitionen in die penible Weinbergsarbeit, nahezu biodynamischen Anbau und hoch moderner Kellertechnik macht sich bezahlt. Château Cos d’Estournel ist in einem unnachahmlichen Charakter unglaublich dicht, voluminös und doch ganz klar und fein. Opulenz ja, doch nicht überbordend, nicht überfordernd, einfach phänomenal! Samtig, weich, vielschichtig und harmonisch. Diese Balance macht ihn in 2018 einen kleinen Tick besser als Montrose (diese Aussage fällt uns als notorische Montrose-Fans nicht leicht) – der beste Saint-Éstèphe 2018! (98-99+ Punkte) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 97-100/100 Punkte »The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is composed of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc and has 14.59% alcohol. Aging in 50% new barriques, it has a deep purple-black color and drifts effortlessly, gracefully, seductively out of the glass with slowly unfurling notions of blackcurrant cordial, wild blueberries, chocolate-covered cherries and plum pudding with touches of violets, licorice, wild roses and yeast extract plus a waft of loose tobacco. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house with a solid frame of super firm, super ripe tannins and seamless freshness to back up the vibrant, crunchy, oh-so-muscular fruit, finishing long with loads of mineral layers. Amazing structure will keep this beauty for at least half a century and probably a full one!« James Suckling: 98-99/100 Punkte »The beautiful integration of ripe fruit and ripe tannins gives the wine a layered and agile mouthfeel. Soft and gorgeous with silky tannins that really kick in at the finish and carry the wine for a long time.« Falstaff: 98/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Frische schwarze Herzkirschen, feine Edelholzwürze, ein Hauch von Nougat, mit schwarzen Waldbeeren unterlegt. Saftig, elegant, reife Kirschen, finessenreich, präsente, feinwürzige Tannine, zarter Nougat, ein sehr beeindruckender frischer Stil, zart nach Feigen im Nachhall.«  Decanter: 97/100 Punkte »This has some austerity on the attack, then announces its arrival in the inimitable way that Cos is able to do: with a slow build up of exotic spices, liquorice root, cedar and cassis. It stretches out through the palate and you keep waiting for the tannins to punch through like they did in 2010, but it doesn't happen, even though this is a big wine with high alcohol and an IPT of 80. There's a great menthol freshness on the finish, helped no doubt by a fresh 3.65pH. It has the luxurious signature of Cos, the glamorous touch that you look for in this wine - like at Mouton and at Angelus - that is part of their DNA, but it's also married to elegance and a touch of slate minerality. This is a wine that you would be thrilled to own. 12mm of rain on 12 September and 20mm in mid-August were just enough to stop any blockages in ripening, although the 30hl/ha yield is low due to a touch of mildew and some concentration in September. This compares to a more generous 45hl/ha in 2016. 65% of production went into the grand vin. 1% Petit Verdot makes up the blend, and the wine is aged in 50% new oak (a little lower than the usual 60%). A candidate to upscore when in bottle. Drinking Window 2028 - 2042«  Wine Enthusiast: 95-97/100 Punkte  »Barrel Sample. Big, rich and smoky in nature, with powerful fruits and dense tannins, this is a wine that is straining at the limits but still within balance. Rich, smoky flavors shine along with the black plum fruit and bright acidity. It will age for many years.« Weinwisser: 18,5/20 »74 % Cabernet Sauvignon 23 % Merlot, 2 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot, 14,5 % vol, 2/3 Grand Vin, 29,5 hl/ha. Dichtes Granatrot mit aufhellendem Rand. Komplexes Bouquet mit Wildkirschen, Rosmarin, Wacholder. Im zweiten Ansatz Waldhimbeeren und Lakritze. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur und blitzblank polierten Tanninen, dann packt der Cos zu und zeigt sein gewaltiges Lagerpotenzial, wird engmaschig und muskelbepackt. Im gebündelten, langanhaltenden Finale mit schwarzbeerigen Konturen, dunklen Edelhölzern und Brasiltabak. Endet mit dieser typischen St.-Estèphe-Arroganz. Hat sein enormes Potenzial (leider) nicht ganz ausgeschöpft, kann noch zulegen! Trinken 2028 bis 2048«  Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.  
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    2017 Château Figeac tbd
    Auch in diesem Jahr Haute-Couture in der Flasche! Eine in Saint-Émilion so nicht wieder getroffene Fruchtvielfalt! Trotz der reichlichen Aromen, kommt er fast schwerelos und zart daher. Summa summarum ein Fixstern des 2017er Bordeaux-Jahrgangs! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 94-96/100 Punkte "The 2017 Figeac is composed of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Very deep garnet-purple in color, the nose sings of Cabernet Sauvignon-bright crushed black currants, blackberries and wild blueberries with wafts of lilacs, pencil shavings, tobacco, tilled earth plus a hint of bay leaves. The medium-bodied mouth is fine, elegant, minerally and incredibly vivacious with tons of energy. Bright and refreshing with firm, grainy tannins and a provocative hint of chew, it finishes with great length. This should age wonderfully. 100% new oak was used for this sample and it is very well-integrated." Wine Spectator: 92-95/100 Punkte "Bright and fresh, offering lovely cassis and black cherry notes sitting atop a sleek iron spine. Floral and savory details run throughout. Shows a refined structure. Sneakily long, with persistent fruit."  Decanter: 93/100 Punkte "The aromatics here are highly appealing, the well-weighted cassis fruit with touches of woodsmoke scents reflecting the clean black fruits on the attack, delivered with a sense of precision. The fruit is a little below the exceptional quality of the last few years, but 2015 and 2016 were just such sensational wines here, and this was a far trickier vintage. The austerity needs time to soften, opening up in the glass but lacking the floral signature of the estate, perhaps due to low Cabernet Franc levels - Figeac lost 55% of the crop to frost, hitting the Cabernet Franc particularly hard, which is why this vintage has the lowest Cabernet Franc on record at the estate. They have done an excellent job of not over-extracting, and it has a gentle depth of bramble fruit, menthol and eucalyptus that unrolls with some minerality. The last plots came in on 3 October, but they often went through the same plot several times to wait for full ripeness, and only around 10% of second generation fruit made it into the final wine. 50% of overall production will make Figeac in 2017, equating to perhaps 48,000 bottles. Yield 22hl/ha. This is an excellent wine, but lacks a little of the Figeac signature that has been so brilliantly developed over the past few years. Drinking Window 2026 – 2040” Vinous (Neal Martin): 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Figeac was picked from 7 September to 3 October at 22hl/ha (average across frosted and non-frosted parcels) with 13.5° alcohol. It has a deep purple hue. The bouquet is very well defined, quite strict at first with well-behaved blackberry, raspberry, pressed rose petals and just a touch of violet. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine backbone, fresh in the mouth with a sense of energy, quite precise and linear with a pinch of spice towards the finish, a little graphite lingering on the aftertaste. This is unapologetically classic in style and whilst it might be over-shadowed by the sensational 2015 and 2016 Figeac, this is an impressive follow-up to that might pair that has really put Figeac back on the map."  James Suckling: 94/100 Punkte "This is a dense and layered red with blackberries, blueberries and hints of hazelnuts. Full-bodied, very tight and focused. Impressive young tannins. Velvety texture. Very pretty to taste. Juicy and delicious. 43% merlot, 47% caberent sauvignon and 10% cabernet franc. Less franc than normal due to the frost."  Wine Enthusiast: 95/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. Juicy fruit and delicious cassis flavors are sustained by determined tannins on the palate of this bold wine. It is all in balance, the intense acidity and great fruit given extra richness by the structure. It is always going to be a rich wine, with plenty of bright acidity. For this estate, it will not be a wine for long-term aging." Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte "47 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 43 % Merlot. 10 % Cabernet Franc. 13,5 Vol.-%., 22 hl/ha. Mehr als die Hälfte wurde durch den Frost am 27. April verloren. 48.000 Flaschen. Dichtes Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Vielschichtiges blaubeeriges Bouquet mit Brom- und Heidelbeeren. Im zweiten Ansatz betörende Veilchen, dunkles Malz und reife Walderdbeeren. Am cremigen Gaumen mit seidigen Tanninen, feinmehligem Extrakt und genialer Frische, zeigt eine royale Grösse. Im gebündelten Finale ein Feuerwerk von blauen Beeren, dunklen Schokonoten und perfekter Balance – ein wahrer Traum, diese Haute-Couture-Delikatesse aus St.- Émilion. 2028-2058" Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB. 
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    2017 Château Cheval Blanc 1. Grand Cru Classé A Saint-Émilion A.C.
    Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Cheval Blanc is composed of 56% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon-an unusually high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon for this wine. Deep garnet-purple colored, it opens slowly to reveal a gorgeous lilacs, roses, licorice and black truffles nose over a compelling core of cassis, warm plums, wild blueberries and cigar box plus a waft of wood smoke. Medium to full-bodied, firm and earthy in character on the palate, it packs in tightly wound fruits and mineral accents, culminating in a long, perfumed finish. 50,000 bottles are to be produced."  James Suckling 97-98/100 Punkte "This is tight and very tannic with a linear and steely backbone of texture. Full-bodied, compacted and complete. Muscular and flexing it but polished and toned. Wow. There is 6% cabernet sauvignon in the blend, which may be giving this even more strength. Very, very long. Very Left Bank in terms of the power and depth."  Vinous (Neal Martin): 93-95/100 Punkte "The 2017 Cheval Blanc comes from 97% first generation grapes and 3% second generation from two-thirds of the vineyard, using a sorting table to select the ripest berries that were matured separately in small vats. The rejected second generation were sold off in bulk and not blended into the deuxième vin. There is a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon and comparatively lower percentage of Cabernet Franc due to the frost damage. So this is a more Left Bank Cheval Blanc using more the gravel soils than clay since the latter are colder. It has a tightly wound, almost Saint Estèphe-inspired bouquet, with fresh blackberry, cedar, wet clay and light iris-like aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, masculine in style, less corpulent than the 2015 or 2016, stricter and more linear, a "cool" Cheval Blanc that eschews the florality of previous vintages with a saline, marine-tinged finish. This is a cerebral Cheval Blanc, not the greatest in recent years, but one of the most interesting to sit and think about (and then drink of course!). Trinkreife: 2024-2042"  Wine Enthusiast: 96/100 Punkte "Barrel Sample. Ripe and juicy with immense fruitiness, the black currant flavors and solid tannins are an indication of the long future ahead of this wine. Big in structure, it has a richly perfumed character as well as great fruit. It´s a great wine that´s ready to age for many years."  Decanter: 96/100 Punkte "A sense of forward motion here makes you smile - a reaction that's missing in many wines this year. The tannins push their way right through the palate, but cradle the cassis and bilberry fruit rather than smother it, helped by the fact that floral and smoky aromatics rise up. There's good persistency and you get that little kick and dance of minerality. The precision engineering is clear, but the overall feeling is simply of cohesion and enjoyment. 3.65ph. 100% new oak, but without a trace even now at this early stage. Approximately 60% of the wine this year came from the gravelly plots which were less affected by the frost, which accounts for a slightly higher level of Cabernet Sauvignon than usual. They used perhaps 1% of secondary budding in this blend (five weeks behind schedule at bud-break and then around 15 days by harvest) and kept picking from 15 September to 11 October - an extremely long schedule compared to most estates in 2017. With around 30% loss to frost, there will be 50,000 bottles of Cheval in 2017, compared to 116,000 in 2016. 21hl/ha yield this year, 75% destined for the grand vin. Drinking Window 2026 – 2040” Weinwisser: 19,5/20 Punkte "56 % Merlot, 30 % Cabernet Franc. 14 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 77 % Grand Vin. 13 Vol.-%. Produktion: 55.000 Flaschen. 45 hl/ha, 5 % aus «Second Generation-Austrieb». Dichtes dunkles Purpur mit violettem Schimmer. Komplexes, kühl ausgerichtetes Bouquet mit Pflaumen, frisch geriebene Schokolade, frischem Darjeeling und herrlich floralen Noten (Veilchen). Im zweiten Ansatz mit süssen Kirschen, frisch gemahlenem schwarzen Bergpfeffer und dunklen Edelhölzern mit viel tiefgründiger Würze. Am Gaumen mit sattem, sehr dichtem Extrakt, dabei klassisch bleibend, so feingliedrig habe ich diesen Wein bei den Primeurs noch nicht erlebt. Im langen Abgang betört er mit Lakritze, frischem Szechuanpfeffer und Wildkirsche. Das ist flüssiges, pures Kaschmir – was für eine Delikatesse! Der beste Wein aus St.-Émilion dieses Jahr, mit dem höchsten Anteil an Cabernet Sauvignon im Blend. 2029-2060" Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB. 
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