This newest release will hit the market in September

and a lovely freshness that creates balance in the rich style

beautifully balanced Mouton that simply hasn't evolved very much

the deep garnet-purple colored 2009 Cos d'Estournel takes a little coaxing to encourage the full array of exotic spices and decadent black fruits to emerge here: crème de cassis

and classic Margaux character

Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 2022, 75cl Løse flasker This newest release will hitThe 2022 Haut Brion, which was bottled in May 2024, lives up to the high expectations I had set for it and then some. Revealing a dense, complex and precise bouquet of dark berries, pencil lead, cedar box, rose and spices intertwined with discreet notes of oak, it's full bodied, dense and concentrated, with a muscular chassis of tannins and an enveloping core of fruit that retains energy and purity, concluding with youthful grip. Given the inherent