2016 Bordeaux En Primeur

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

92-93 Points - James Suckling

Love the stone, tar and black currant in this. Full and tight with firm and silky tannins and a long, long finish. Spicy, too. Can’t wait to see how this evolves. Serious.

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

Today we kick-off with Bruno Borie’s utterly delicious Château Lalande-Borie, which is produced by the Ducru Beaucaillou team and comes highly recommend for the cellar @ £230.00 IB per case.

Created by Bruno's father, Jean-Eugène, in 1970, its different vineyard blocks are bordered by Lagrange, Talbot, and Gruaud. They are planted at a very high density of 9,000 vines/hectare. The average age of the vines here is about 38 years.

Jancis MW prefers this to Château Ducru’s second wine, La Croix de Beaucaillou, which will be released at least 40% higher in value.

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

Château Langoa Barton is sensational this year and comes highly recommended @ £420.00 IB per case.

With the exception of Neal Martin – All other critics prefer Langoa Barton over Beychevelle...

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

Robert Parkers Wine Advocate

The 2016 Larrivet Haut Brion has a generous bouquet with red cherries, crushed strawberry, cigar box and light smoky scents that seem very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin. The new oak here seems a little ponderous and slightly occludes both the fruit and terroir expression, therefore drying out the finish and leaving a mouth-puckering effect. Hopefully this will gain more balance during its barrel maturation, and gain more cohesion and detail on the finish. At the moment, I would favor the excellent 2015 Larrivet Haut Brion. Tasted three times with consistent notes.;2022 - 2035

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

Château Leoville Barton is released and offered @ £745.00 IB per case which has received positive reviews from the critics.

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

Owned and made by the Cazes family of Lynch Bages, Les Ormes de Pez is offered and comes highly recommended @ £125.00 IB per case of six...

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

17 Points - Jancis Robinson

Very deep crimson. Intense nose. Sweet start and very dramatic. This should be worth looking out for over the next few vintages. Real improvement this year.

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

Château Pedesclaux is superb in 2016 and comes highly recommended by us and many of the leading critics @ £198.00 IB per case of six.

Neal Martin places Pedesclaux on-par with the likes of Léoville Barton, which I fear, will be released close to double the price...

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

Château Potensac, which is produced by the Leoville Lascases team is superb in 2016 and comes Highly Recommended @ £210.00 IB per case...

The ’16 has received excellent scores from all the leading critics’ with Neal Martin awarding 90-92, James Suckling 93-94 “a racy and focused Potensac with wonderful density and finesse as well as a firm and polished tannins that hold the whole thing together. A beautiful, reasoned young red. One of best Potensacs in a long time”

An impressive 17.0 from Jancis MW “Bright crimson. Racy and very rich and polished. Lovely tannins. Very juicy. Some tannin and potential underneath. Firm structure but no austerity. GV?” and 90 points from Jane Anson / Decanter who insists this is a “A definite buy this year”

En Primeur 2016 - Available for delivery Spring / Summer 2019

88-90 Points - Neal Martin "The 2016 Saintayme was picked from 9-15 October, cropped at 50 hectoliters per hectare and matured in 30% new oak. It has a pretty blueberry-scented bouquet with just a faint touch of iris, the oak nicely enmeshed with the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of white pepper on the entry, lacking a little depth on the mid-palate but nicely detailed on the finish. This is a lovely, early-drinking Saint Emilion from Denis Durantou.”

92-93 Points - James Suckling “This is very dense and beautiful yet it’s agile and exciting. Blueberries, chocolate and walnuts. Full to medium body and beautiful length. Juicy center palate of fruit.”