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Bordeaux Profiles

Here I present my Bordeaux profiles by appellation, beginning with Graves and then moving up the left bank, before the right bank communes, lesser appellations and then Sauternes and Barsac, but they may also be viewed in a simple alphabetical list. I have also included links here through to the relevant wine guides.

• Graves Wine Guide The ancient estates of Pessac-Léognan.

• Château Bouscaut (6/6/08) Graves from the Lurtons.
• Château Brown (30/1/07) Brilliant wines from Mau & Derenoncourt.
• 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.
• Domaine de Chevalier (27/10/04, updated 24/8/07) Top-drawer Graves.
• Château de Fieuzal (10/1/03, updated 7/9/07) Lovely Graves, both red and white.
• Château Haut-Bailly (28/10/04, last updated 21/10/10) Top quality Graves estate.
• Château Haut-Brion (15/9/09, updated 20/10/11) A superlative first growth estate.
• Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion (4/9/07) Wines from the Gervoson family.
• Château Latour-Martillac (21/9/07) Graves from the Kressmanns.
• Château Laville Haut-Brion (27/3/08) Top white Graves from the Haut-Brion estates.
• Château La Louvière (28/8/08) Good value Pessac-Léognan.
• Château Malartic-Lagravière (31/5/05, last updated 11/5/11) Home to the Bonnie family.
• Château La Mission Haut-Brion (26/2/08, last updated 9/11/11) The critics' favourite?
• Château Olivier (15/4/04, updated 23/8/07) Solid white and red Graves.
• Château Pape-Clément (7/8/07) Superlative wines from Pessac-Léognan.
• Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte (16/5/06, updated 4/6/08) A property restored to greatness.

• Haut-Médoc Wine Guide A guide to the Médoc and Haut-Médoc.

• Château Barreyres (21/9/04, updated 31/7/09) A favourite Cru Bourgeois property.
• Château Beaumont (15/2/07, updated 27/2/08) Excellent value wines.
• Château Belgrave (19/11/08) A Dourthe property on the up.
• Château Camensac (28/5/03, updated 13/6/07) A fifth growth Haut-Medoc estate.
• Château Cantemerle (20/10/04, last updated 19/10/06) A good value fifth growth.
• Château Caronne Ste Gemme (14/9/04, updated 9/2/10) Classic left bank clarets.
• Château Chasse-Spleen (31/10/06) Top quality Cru Bourgeois property.
• Château Citran (21/12/06) A revitalised property, part of Groupe Taillan.
• Château Coufran (4/11/04) Decent Cru Bourgeois property.
• Château Fourcas Hosten (16/6/10) Good value from the Momméja family.
• Château Labat (3/3/10) Nice wines from the Nony family.
• Château La Lagune (4/3/04, last updated 6/5/09) A top Haut-Médoc property.
• Château Poujeaux (9/3/05, updated 27/7/07) One of the top cru bourgeois estates.
• Château Sociando-Mallet (17/5/02, updated 12/3/08) Top quality from Jean Gautreau.
• Château La Tour Carnet (8/6/07) Fine Haut-Médoc from Bernard Magrez.

• Margaux Wine Guide The eternal underperformer?

• Château d'Angludet (24/4/07) A fine Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Château Brane-Cantenac (19/2/04, updated 11/4/07) A Lurton second growth.
• Château Cantenac-Brown (18/4/07) Underperforming Margaux estate.
• 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 Durfort-Vivens (3/2/04, updated 10/4/07) Gonzague Lurton's Margaux estate.
• Château Ferrière (5/9/06) Lovely Margaux style from Claire Villars.
• Château Giscours (11/7/06) A revitalised Margaux château.
• 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 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 Lascombes (14/2/07, updated 5/10/11) A revitalised second growth.
• 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 Palmer (2/12/04, last updated 6/5/10) Top quality Margaux.
• Château Pouget (11/5/05) Minor fourth growth Margaux.
• 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 Siran (24/4/08) An admirable Cru Bourgeois estate.
• Château du Tertre (12/9/06) A property on the up in recent vintages.

• St Julien Wine Guide The Léovilles and more.

• Château Beychevelle (8/3/05, updated 28/2/07) Signs of improvement here.
• Château Branaire-Ducru (18/7/06) Improving quality from St Julien.
• Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (16/2/07, updated 1/7/10) Stunning St Julien deuxième cru.
• Château Gloria (4/9/00, updated 7/3/07) Gloria, Henri Martin's legacy.
• Château Gruaud Larose (16/7/03, updated 5/10/06) Top St Julien second growth.
• Château Lagrange (23/3/04, last updated 15/3/07) A fine St Julien property.
• Château Langoa-Barton (28/4/04, updated 19/9/06) Great wine from the Bartons.
• Château Léoville-Barton (10/4/01) Multiple vintages from this 'super-second'.
• 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 St-Pierre (4/9/00, updated 21/2/07) An often overlooked St Julien estate.
• Château Talbot (21/5/00, last updated 16/1/08) Multiple vintages tasted and assessed.

• Pauillac Wine Guide The triumphant triumvirate.

• Château d'Armailhac (10/2/05, updated 20/3/07) Wines from the Rothschild stable.
• Château Batailley (22/3/07, updated 23/2/11) Popular Pauillac from the Castéjas.
• Château Clerc-Milon (19/1/05, updated 29/3/07) Very good value Rothschild property.
• Château Croizet-Bages (18/2/09) Pauillac, as seen by the Quié family.
• Château Duhart-Milon (17/7/02, last updated 5/8/10) From the Rothschild stable.
• 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 Haut-Bages-Libéral (24/7/02, updated 28/11/06) Another great value Pauillac.
• Château Haut-Batailley (23/3/07) Super value cinquième cru.
• Château Lafite-Rothschild (25/2/04, updated 24/1/07) Profile of this first growth.
• Château Latour (10/3/04, last updated 29/5/09) A profile of this wonderful first growth.
• 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 Mouton-Rothschild (2/1/07, last updated 6/10/10) A detailed profile and tasting.
• Château Peyrabon (29/4/04, updated 23/1/08) Haut-Médoc and Pauillac here.
• 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.
• Château Pontet-Canet (24/9/03, last updated 3/6/10) The wines of the Tesserons.

• St Estèphe Wine Guide Cos, Cos, Calon and more.

• Château Calon-Ségur (9/9/10, updated 9/12/11) Prominent St Estèphe château.
• 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 Haut-Marbuzet (20/9/07) A fine Cru Bourgeois estate in St Estèphe.
• Château Lafon-Rochet (21/10/03, updated 23/5/07) Quality from the Tesserons.
• Château Lilian Ladouys (2/5/08, updated 11/8/11) A Lorenzetti estate.
• Château Meyney (15/5/07) Good value from St Estephe.
• Château Montrose (31/1/07, last updated 7/9/11) One of St Estèphe's great estates.
• Château Ormes de Pez (26/8/04, updated 1/6/07) Value from the Cazes family.
• 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.

• Médoc Wine Guide A guide to the Médoc and Haut-Médoc.

• Château Haut Canteloup (5/10/04) Great value Cru Bourgeois property in the Médoc.
• Château Laulan Ducos (10/5/05, updated 15/8/07) The Ducos family strive for quality.
• Château Potensac (26/6/02, updated 8/8/07) A property that excels under the Delons.
• Château Preuillac (27/2/07) Quality and value from Jean-Christophe Mau.
• Château Rousseau de Sipian (22/6/05) Good value Médoc.
• Château La Tour de By (14/6/07) An old favourite for some in the Médoc.

• St Emilion Wine Guide Where soil really matters.

• Château Angélus (3/4/07, updated 10/3/10) A top premier grand cru classé estate.
• Château Ausone (29/7/08) Supreme wines from Alain Vauthier.
• 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 Bellevue (8/10/08) Wines from Derenoncourt, Thienpoint & Laforest.
• Château Canon (22/6/06) St Emilions from Chanel.
• Château Canon-la-Gaffelière (3/8/06, updated 4/10/07) Neipperg & Derenoncourt.
• Château Cheval Blanc (22/12/05, last updated 24/2/10) Supreme St Emilion.
• Château La Couspaude (28/9/11) Run by the Aubert family for over 100 years.
• Château Faugères (7/8/08) Successful St Emilion and Côtes de Castillon.
• Château Figeac (16/1/07, last updated 28/1/10) Top quality St Emilion.
• Château Fonroque (20/4/04, updated 20/3/08) The wines of Alain Moueix.
• 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 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 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 Magdelaine (2/11/07) Wines in an elegant style from Ets Moueix.
• Clos de l'Oratoire (21/11/07) Wines from Neipperg & Derenoncourt.
• 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 Rol Valentin (5/8/03) Assessment of this property is thwarted by TCA.
• Château Teyssier (9/7/03) Value and quality combined.
• 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 Trottevieille (5/12/07) St Emilion from the Castéja family.

• Pomerol Wine Guide A different story.

• Château Beauregard (18/9/08) Pomerol from Crédit Foncier de France.
• Château Certan de May (26/5/10) Good Pomerol from Jean-Luc Barreau.
• Château Clinet (19/12/07) Top quality Pomerol.
• Château La Conseillante (15/1/08, last updated 9/2/11) A Pomerol superstar.
• 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 Feytit-Clinet (27/7/06) Fine Pomerol from Jeremy Chasseuil.
• Château La Fleur-Pétrus (30/9/09, updated 3/3/11) Pomerol from the Moueix portfolio.
• Château Gazin (12/2/08, updated 31/12/10) Pomerol from the de Bailliencourt family.
• Château Gombaude Guillot (25/8/11) Biodynamic Pomerol from Laval & Techer.
• Château La Grave à Pomerol (20/1/10) Pomerol from the Moueix portfolio.
• Château Hosanna (27/1/10) Substantial wines from the Moueix family.
• Château Latour à Pomerol (21/8/09) High quality wines from JP Moueix.
• Château Mazeyres (22/4/04, updated 16/5/08) Another Moueix-run property.
• Château Nenin (9/9/09) Pomerol as interpreted by the Delon family.
• Château Petit Village (29/1/08) Pomerol from the AXA Millésimes team.
• Petrus (7/5/09, updated 2/12/10) Top Pomerol estate run by the Moueix family.
• 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 Taillefer (29/6/06, updated 8/2/07) Solid Pomerol from the Moueix family.
• Château Trotanoy (11/6/09) Top quality Pomerol from the Moueix stable.
• Vieux Château Certan (21/3/02, last updated 3/2/10) A stunning Pomerol estate.

Profiles of estates in the Fronsac and Bordeaux-Côtes appellations.

• Château de Claribès (23/12/10) Wines from Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux.
• Château Lezongars (20/11/02, updated 17/6/08) Good value from Philip Iles.
• Château de la Rivière (29/1/02) Fronsac is a source of great value claret.
• Château La Vieille Cure (29/1/02, updated 12/8/09) A leading estate in Fronsac.

• Sauternes Wine Guide Sauternes - rotten luck?

• Château Bastor-Lamontagne (8/5/08, updated 13/1/12) Fresh and lively Sauternes.
• Château Climens (17/8/04, updated 21/6/07) One of the leading estates of Barsac.
• Château Coutet (9/2/06, last updated 2/2/12) Superb Barsac from the Baly family.
• 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 de Fargues (12/11/08) Deliciously rich wines from the Lur-Saluces family.
• Château Filhot (25/8/04, last updated 24/3/10) A lighter style of Sauternes.
• Château Guiraud (20/6/07, updated 19/3/08) A premier cru Sauternes estate.
• Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey (23/6/10) Wines from Lafaurie's sibling.
• Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey (28/8/02, updated 31/10/08) Brilliant Sauternes.
• Château Lamothe-Guignard (9/5/06) Value for money from the Guignard brothers.
• Château Nairac (1/8/07) A richer style of Barsac from the Heeter family.
• 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 Sigalas-Rabaud (1/6/06) Lovely wines with the help of Cordier.
• Château Suduiraut (29/7/04, last updated 9/1/08) Success from another AXA property.
• Château La Tour Blanche (23/1/07, updated 30/1/08) A revitalised Sauternes 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.