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Ch Gruaud Larose 2016 | £620 per 12 IB | “Excellent” 93-95 points Neal martin

Gruaud Larose, situated to the west of Chateau Beychevelle on deep Garonne gravel soil, has the ability to produce stunning wine. The 1982 and 1986 vintages are close to 1st Growth in quality and the 1990 and 2000 are both...

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Ch Gazin Pomerol 2016 | £720 per 12 IB | A beauty 94-96 points

Chateau Gazin, one of Pomerol’s superstar properties, have released a superlative 2016 today at £720 per 12 IB. Versus it’s illustrious next door neighbours Chateaux Petrus and Lafleur, located on precisely the same terroir, this perfectly positioned 26 hectare property...

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Ch Palmer 3ème Cru Margaux 2016 | £1,440 per 6 | “Mesmerizing” 99-100 points, JS

  Any drinker who loves the beauty of classic Margaux must consider this exceptional wine for their portfolio. In 2016 they began their latest ever picking on the 3rd October – it was a warm September but it wasn’t hot....

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Clos du Marquis St Julien 2016 | £470 per 12 IB | “perhaps one of the most powerful that I came across in Saint Julien” 93-95 points NM

This morning, Domaines Delon, owners of St Julien ‘2nd growth’, Ch Leoville Las Cases, have released an exceptional Clos du Marquis 2016. In our minds, this is potentially the most majestic Clos du Marquis produced to date and one that...

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Ch Chasse-Spleen 2016 | £258 per 12 IB | “a fabulous Chasse-Spleen” 92-94, NM

Château Chasse Spleen is one of the top wines from the commune of Moulis in the Haut Médoc. It is a Cru Bourgeois that, more often than not, outperforms many of the Médoc’s better known Cru Classés.

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