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Bordeaux Profiles

Bordeaux is a favourite wine region of mine; it is perhaps the region where I have tasted most widely, and the breadth of my profiles listed here reflects that.

Here I present my profiles list alphabetically, but it may also be viewed by appellation.

• Château Angélus (3/4/07, updated 10/3/10) A top premier grand cru classé estate.
• Château d'Angludet (24/4/07) A fine Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Château d'Armailhac (10/2/05, updated 20/3/07) Wines from the Rothschild stable.
• Château Ausone (29/7/08) Supreme wines from Alain Vauthier.

• Château Barreyres (21/9/04, updated 31/7/09) A favourite Cru Bourgeois property.
• Château Bastor-Lamontagne (8/5/08, updated 13/1/12) Fresh and lively Sauternes.
• Château Batailley (22/3/07, updated 23/2/11) Popular Pauillac from the Castéjas.
• Château Beaumont (15/2/07, updated 27/2/08) Excellent value wines.
• Château Beauregard (18/9/08) Pomerol from Crédit Foncier de France.
• Château Beau-Séjour Bécot (3/10/07, updated 20/1/11) St Emilion from the Bécots.
• Château Bélair-Monange (10/10/07, last updated 13/10/11) A Moueix property.
• Château Belgrave (19/11/08) A Dourthe property on the up.
• Château Bellevue (8/10/08) Wines from Derenoncourt, Thienpoint & Laforest.
• Château Beychevelle (8/3/05, updated 28/2/07) Signs of improvement here.
• Château Bouscaut (6/6/08) Graves from the Lurtons.
• Château Branaire-Ducru (18/7/06) Improving quality from St Julien.
• Château Brane-Cantenac (19/2/04, updated 11/4/07) A Lurton second growth.
• Château Brown (30/1/07) Brilliant wines from Mau & Derenoncourt.

• Château Calon-Ségur (9/9/10, updated 9/12/11) Prominent St Estèphe château.
• Château Camensac (28/5/03, updated 13/6/07) A fifth growth Haut-Médoc estate.
• Château Canon (22/6/06) St Emilion from Chanel.
• Château Canon-la-Gaffelière (3/8/06, updated 4/10/07) Neipperg & Derenoncourt.
• Château Cantemerle (20/10/04, last updated 19/10/06) A good value fifth growth.
• Château Cantenac-Brown (18/4/07) Underperforming Margaux estate.
• Château Carbonnieux (25/5/05, updated 22/8/07) Ancient Graves property.
• Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion (18/9/07) Good wines from Didier Furt and family.
• Château Caronne Ste Gemme (14/9/04, updated 9/2/10) Classic left bank clarets.
• Château Certan de May (26/5/10) Good Pomerol from Jean-Luc Barreau.
• Château Chasse-Spleen (31/10/06) Top quality Cru Bourgeois property.
• Château Cheval Blanc (22/12/05, last updated 24/2/10) Supreme St Emilion.
• Domaine de Chevalier (27/10/04, updated 24/8/07) Top-drawer Graves.
• Château Citran (21/12/06) A revitalised property, part of Groupe Taillan.
• Château de Claribès (23/12/10) Wines from Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux.
• Château Clerc-Milon (19/1/05, updated 29/3/07) Very good value Rothschild property.
• Château Climens (17/8/04, updated 21/6/07) One of the leading estates of Barsac.
• Château Clinet (19/12/07) Top quality Pomerol.
• Château La Conseillante (15/1/08, last updated 9/2/11) A Pomerol superstar.
• Château Cos d'Estournel (15/10/08, updated 16/9/09) A fine St Estèphe second growth.
• Château Cos Labory (5/11/08) An under-achiever, but good wines in recent vintages.
• Château Coufran (4/11/04) Decent Cru Bourgeois property.
• Château La Couspaude (28/9/11) Run by the Aubert family for over 100 years.
• Château Coutet (9/2/06, last updated 2/2/12) Superb Barsac from the Baly family.
• Château Croizet-Bages (18/2/09) Pauillac, as seen by the Quié family.

• Château Dauzac (11/1/07, updated 5/3/08) A revitalised Margaux estate.
• Château Desmirail (30/1/09, updated 14/1/11) Margaux, from Denis Lurton.
• Château Doisy-Daëne (29/6/07) Deuxième cru estate run by the Dubourdieu family.
• Château Doisy-Védrines (24/7/07) A Barsac estate run by the Castéja family.
• Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (16/2/07, updated 1/7/10) Stunning St Julien deuxième cru.
• Château Duhart-Milon (17/7/02, last updated 5/8/10) From the Rothschild stable.
• Château Durfort-Vivens (3/2/04, updated 10/4/07) Gonzague Lurton's Margaux estate.

• Clos L'Église (9/12/09) Wines from Hélène Garcin-Lévêque and her husband Patrice.
• Château L'Église-Clinet (28/7/11) Top-flight Pomerol from Denis Durantou.

• Château de Fargues (12/11/08) Deliciously rich wines from the Lur-Saluces family.
• Château Faugères (7/8/08) Successful St Emilion and Côtes de Castillon.
• Château Ferrière (5/9/06) Lovely Margaux style from Claire Villars.
• Château Feytit-Clinet (27/7/06) Fine Pomerol from Jeremy Chasseuil.
• Château de Fieuzal (10/1/03, updated 7/9/07) Lovely Graves, both red and white.
• Château Figeac (16/1/07, last updated 28/1/10) Top quality St Emilion.
• Château Filhot (25/8/04, last updated 24/3/10) A lighter style of Sauternes.
• Château La Fleur-Pétrus (30/9/09, updated 3/3/11) Pomerol from the Moueix portfolio.
• Château Fonroque (20/4/04, updated 20/3/08) The wines of Alain Moueix.
• Château Fourcas Hosten (16/6/10) Good value from the Momméja family.
• Clos Fourtet (12/10/07) St Emilion estate under the direction of Philippe Cuvelier.

• Château La Gaffelière (9/11/07) St Emilion from Comte de Malet-Roquefort.
• Château Gazin (12/2/08, updated 31/12/10) Pomerol from the de Bailliencourt family.
• Château Giscours (11/7/06) A revitalised Margaux château.
• Château Gloria (4/9/00, updated 7/3/07) Gloria, Henri Martin's legacy.
• Château Gombaude Guillot (25/8/11) Biodynamic Pomerol from Laval & Techer.
• Château Grand Corbin-Despagne (1/1/04, updated 6/12/07) Good value St Emilion.
• Château Grand Mayne (14/11/07) Good wines from the Nony family.
• Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse (6/4/07) A rather quiet Pauillac fifth growth.
• Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (4/4/07, updated 28/10/10) Super quality fifth growth.
• Château La Grave à Pomerol (20/1/10) Pomerol from the Moueix portfolio.
• Château Gruaud-Larose (16/7/03, updated 5/10/06) Top St Julien second growth.
• Château Guiraud (20/6/07, updated 19/3/08) A premier cru Sauternes estate.

• Château Haut-Bages-Libéral (24/7/02, updated 28/11/06) Another great value Pauillac.
• Château Haut-Bailly (28/10/04, last updated 21/10/10) Top quality Graves estate.
• Château Haut-Batailley (23/3/07) Super value cinquième cru.
• Château Haut-Brion (15/9/09, updated 20/10/11) A superlative first growth estate.
• Château Haut-Canteloup (5/10/04) Great value Cru Bourgeois property in the Médoc.
• Château Haut-Marbuzet (20/9/07) A fine Cru Bourgeois estate in St Estèphe.
• Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey (23/6/10) Wines from Lafaurie's sibling.
• Château Hosanna (27/1/10) Substantial wines from the Moueix family.

• Château d'Issan (13/5/04, last updated 15/5/09) Wines from the Cruse family.

• Château Kirwan (5/5/05, updated 26/4/07) Much improved Margaux third growth.

• Château Labat (3/3/10) Nice wines from the Nony family.
• Château Labégorce (8/4/04, last updated 31/8/11) Reunified by the Perrodo family.
• Château Labégorce-Zédé (16/5/07, updated 31/8/11) A now-defunct estate.
• Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey (28/8/02, updated 31/10/08) Brilliant Sauternes.
• Château Lafite-Rothschild (25/2/04, last updated 3/11/11) I profile this first growth.
• Château Lafon-Rochet (21/10/03, updated 23/5/07) Quality from the Tesserons.
• Château Lagrange (23/3/04, last updated 15/3/07) A fine St Julien property.
• Château La Lagune (4/3/04, last updated 6/5/09) A top Haut-Médoc property.
• Château Lamothe-Guignard (9/5/06) Value for money from the Guignard brothers.
• Château Langoa-Barton (28/4/04, updated 19/9/06) Great wine from the Bartons.
• Château Larcis Ducasse (28/11/07) The Thienpont and Derenoncourt team again.
• Château Larmande (11/3/04, updated 7/10/07) An excellent source of St Emilion.
• Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion (4/9/07) Wines from the Gervoson family.
• Château Lascombes (14/2/07, updated 5/10/11) A revitalised second growth.
• Château Latour (10/3/04, last updated 29/5/09) A profile of this wonderful first growth.
• Château Latour à Pomerol (21/8/09) High quality wines from JP Moueix.
• Château Latour-Martillac (21/9/07) Graves from the Kressmanns.
• Château Laulan Ducos (10/5/05, updated 15/8/07) The Ducos family strive for quality.
• Château Laville Haut-Brion (27/3/08) Top white Graves from the Haut-Brion estates.
• Château Léoville-Barton (10/4/01, updated 24/8/06) A 'super-second' property.
• Château Léoville-Las-Cases (6/2/07, updated 5/8/09) The supreme St Julien estate.
• Château Léoville-Poyferré (15/1/03, updated 17/6/09) A revitalised 'super-second'.
• Château Lezongars (20/11/02, updated 17/6/08) Good value from Philip Iles.
• Château Lilian Ladouys (2/5/08, updated 11/8/11) A Lorenzetti estate.
• Château La Louvière (28/8/08) Good value Pessac-Léognan.
• Château Lynch-Bages (24/7/04, last updated 18/8/11) A long-term over-performer.
• Château Lynch-Moussas (27/3/07) A Pauillac estate not to overlook.

• Château Magdelaine (2/11/07) Wines in an elegant style from Ets Moueix.
• Château Malartic-Lagravière (31/5/05, last updated 11/5/11) Home to the Bonnie family.
• Château Malescot St-Exupéry (14/7/05, updated 25/4/07) Under-rated Margaux estate.
• Château Margaux (24/8/04, last updated 9/12/10) Profile of this first growth château.
• Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker (2/5/07) An estate with unfulfilled potential.
• Château Marquis de Terme (10/5/07) Up and coming Margaux property.
• Château Mazeyres (22/4/04, updated 16/5/08) Another Moueix-run property.
• Château Meyney (15/5/07) Good value from St Estèphe.
• Château La Mission Haut-Brion (26/2/08, last updated 9/11/11) The critics' favourite?
• Château Montrose (31/1/07, last updated 7/9/11) One of St Estèphe's great estates.
• Château Mouton-Rothschild (2/1/07, last updated 6/10/10) A detailed profile and tasting.
• Château de Myrat (26/1/12) A rarely-sighted deuxième cru.

• Château Nairac (1/8/07) A richer style of Barsac from the Heeter family.
• Château Nenin (9/9/09) Pomerol as interpreted by the Delon family.

• Château Olivier (15/4/04, updated 23/8/07) Solid white and red Graves.
• Clos de l'Oratoire (21/11/07) Wines from Neipperg & Derenoncourt.
• Château Les Ormes de Pez (26/8/04, updated 1/6/07) Value from the Cazes family.

• Château Palmer (2/12/04, last updated 6/5/10) Top quality Margaux.
• Château Pape-Clément (7/8/07) Superlative wines from Pessac-Léognan.
• Château Pavie (7/2/01, last updated 17/3/11) The wines of Valette and Perse.
• Château Pavie-Macquin (2/11/06) The wines of Thienpont and Derenoncourt.
• Château Petit Village (29/1/08) Pomerol from the AXA Millésimes team.
• Petrus (7/5/09) Top Pomerol estate run by the Moueix family.
• Château Peyrabon (29/4/04, updated 23/1/08) Wine from Patrick Bernard.
• Château de Pez (7/12/11) St Estèphe from the Rouzaud stable.
• Château Phélan-Ségur (10/3/05, last updated 4/1/12) Top quality St Estèphe estate.
• Château Pibran (19/9/07) Leading Pauillac Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Château Pichon-Baron (26/2/04, last updated 1/6/11) AXA's second growth star.
• Château Pichon-Lalande (6/3/07, last updated 8/6/11) A true super-second.
• Le Pin (13/6/08) A full profile after my visit to Le Pin.
• Château La Pointe (29/7/09, updated 3/8/11) One of Pomerol's largest estates.
• Château Pontet-Canet (24/9/03, last updated 3/6/10) The wines of the Tesserons.
• Château Potensac (26/6/02, updated 8/8/07) A property that excels under the Delons.
• Château Pouget (11/5/05) Minor fourth growth Margaux.
• Château Poujeaux (9/3/05, updated 27/7/07) One of the top cru bourgeois estates.
• Château Preuillac (27/2/07) Quality and value from Jean-Christophe Mau.
• Château Prieuré-Lichine (4/5/07) A famous Margaux estate.

• Château Rauzan-Gassies (22/1/09) Wines from the Quié family.
• Château Rauzan-Ségla (21/11/01, updated 6/7/06) A Chanel château.
• Château Raymond-Lafon (22/9/10) High quality wines from the Meslier family.
• Château de Rayne-Vigneau (26/7/07) In part a revitalised property.
• Château Rieussec (28/7/04, updated 19/4/07) Top Sauternes Premier Cru.
• Château de la Rivière (29/1/02) Fronsac is a source of great value claret.
• Château Rol Valentin (5/8/03) My assessment is thwarted by TCA.
• Château Rousseau de Sipian (22/6/05) Good value Médoc.

• Château St-Pierre (4/9/00, updated 21/2/07) An often overlooked St Julien estate.
• Château Sigalas-Rabaud (1/6/06) Lovely wines with the help of Cordier.
• Château Siran (24/4/08) An admirable Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte (16/5/06, updated 26/8/09) An estate restored to greatness.
• Château Sociando-Mallet (17/5/02, updated 12/3/08) Top quality from Jean Gautreau.
• Château Suduiraut (29/7/04, last updated 9/1/08) Success from another AXA property.

• Château Taillefer (29/6/06, updated 8/2/07) Solid Pomerol from the Moueix family.
• Château Talbot (21/5/00, last updated 16/1/08) Multiple vintages tasted and assessed.
• Château du Tertre (12/9/06) A property on the up in recent vintages.
• Château Teyssier (9/7/03) Value and quality from this St Emilion Grand Cru.
• Château La Tour Blanche (23/1/07, updated 30/1/08) A revitalised Sauternes estate.
• Château La Tour Carnet (8/6/07) Fine Haut-Médoc from Bernard Magrez.
• Château La Tour de By (14/6/07) An old favourite for some in the Médoc.
• Château La Tour Figeac (12/6/08) Wine from the Rettenmaiers.
• Château Troplong-Mondot (24/10/07, updated 16/6/11) Turbo-charged St Emilion.
• Château Trotanoy (11/6/09) Top quality Pomerol from the Moueix stable.
• Château Trottevieille (5/12/07) St Emilion from the Castéja family.

• Château La Vieille Cure (29/1/02, updated 12/8/09) A leading estate in Fronsac.
• Vieux Château Certan (21/3/02, last updated 3/2/10) A stunning Pomerol estate.

• Château d'Yquem (5/1/05, last updated 26/9/06) Sauternes' only Premier Cru Supérieur.

See my other Bordeaux tasting notes for odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.