2022, Maison Benjamin Leroux, ECHEZEAUX, Grand CruThe 2022 Echzeaux Grand Cru, which had not been racked, is unsurprisingly backward on the nose, but some very attractive, minerally red fruit is coiled up here. The medium bodied palate has firm grip, with orange rind infused red fruit and a slightly conservative finish that needs a little more flesh. That might develop during the rest of the levage. 90 92 Neal Martin, Vinous (2023). Mid purple, with a reductive nose, having not yet been racked. It

with Grenache and Mouvedre from Chateauneuf du Pape and Gigondas

The oak here nicely integrated

This is one of the best vineyards in Saint Emilion

Afford this four or five years in bottle

The 2021 Certan de May offers up aromas of sweet cherries and berries mingled with hints of violets

This is one of the most opulent

sweet soil tones

Quite long

so much juice and Pomerol appeal

with fine tannins and plenty of energy

depth and characterful

93 Neal Martin