This is such a charming wine this year. It offers notes of blood orange, red berry fruits, and a fine spiced note of wild herbs and sandalwood. It is sinewy with an athletic energy on the palate which is so well balanced and detailed. A delicious St-Emilion that finishes with saline freshness and bright, floral notes.

A very seductive and aromatic Issan this year with notes of white pepper, violets and wild herbs - a real sense of verticality here. It is mid-weight with fine boned tannin with a sapid energy to the tannins. Lots of detail and charm here with a mineral, gravelly finish.

A perfumed and fine-boned Chevalier this year, it opens with some espresso and cocoa with accents of violets and ripe bramble fruit. The palate is well-defined and mid-weight with some earthy and soy notes, but showing great energy and freshness. It is a charming, fresher style of this great Pessac estate.

A real success this year, this is a saline and zippy white with aromas of ginger, lemon balm and white grapefruit zest. It is vibrant and crystalline on the palate with a refreshing bead of acidity, and long saline finish.

One of the highest proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend this year at 87%, it is a finely detailed, mineral wine which builds and builds in volume. Opening with notes of soy, sandalwood, and cedar it has a real perfume of violets and lavendar lifting from the glass. The palate is very sapid with excellent energy and freshness with bright dark cherry and bramble fruit. The tannins are beautifully proportioned with a sinewy, fine-grained grip. A really classical Pauillac that finishes with excellent definition and mineral inflections.

The beautiful dark purple colour in the glass is striking. There is a peppery note on the nose with dried herbs, sandalwood, and incense - you can feel the energy here immediately. It gracefully fans across the palate with accents of violets, tapenade, soy and earth. Very complete and seamless bramble fruit here with a finely meshed texture of tannins. This grows through the palate to an extremely balance and harmonious finish with a salty, kelp-like inflection. Very fine.

A very elegant style of Mouton this vintage. It feels restrained at first, as if holding back. Notes of violets, cedar and sandalwood accent the ripe hedgerow fruit with a lift of violet and cocoa. This is finely eteched with a core of gravelly intensity that builds and builds through the palate to a finish that brings you back for more. An impressive, classical Mouton with a lot of detail and finesse.

A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot cropped at 43hl/ha. It is a fine and rather restrained style of Beychevelle with some five spice and cocoa notes on the nose which give way to reveal a backbone of ripe bramble fruit. A subtle earthy and sanguine note add intrigue with a frame of sinewy, fine-grained tannin around the hedgerow fruit. The finish is well-focused with a sense of sapidity with accents of kelp and liquorice.

This northwest-facing vineyard is rooted in volcanic and limestone soils, resulting in a wine with a clear mineral and crystalline profile. It offers citrus, verbena and white blossom aromas, followed by flavours of white pepper and grapefruit pith on the palate. The wine has bright, shimmering acidity and a long, salty finish.

La Rocca from Pieropan is always a benchmark. Aromas of ripe peach, orange blossom, and ginger spice are finely balanced by citrus and crushed shell notes. Subtle hints of salted almonds, almond blossom and fresh cut herbs add complexity. The wine has racy, crystalline acidity with a saline, mineral finish that feels so refreshing and full of detail.