Haut-Brion 2025 - 3x 100 Pointed Release

2025 Troplong Mondot Releases En Primeur!

Restrained power, great energy and drive that felt like the wine wanted to burst out of the seams.

Troplong Mondot 2025 is one of William Kelley’s (WA) wines of the vintage, with a potential 100-point score to match. Troplong Mondot’s remarkable transformation under Aymeric de Gironde continues.

 

98-100 Points - Wine Advocate, William Kelley
“the 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the wines of the vintage. Exhibiting a deep bouquet of blackberries and plums complemented by floral accents of lilac, iris and subtle spices, it's full-bodied, deep and dense, with a brooding core of fruit girdled by bright acids and sweet but abundant tannins. […]  it will rival the 2022”

 

97-99 Points | Antonio Galloni
“The 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the most finessed wines I have ever tasted here. […] Even with all its natural richness, the 2025 is not at all heavy. A totally stunning Saint-Émilion, Troplong Mondot is very clearly one of the wines of the vintage”

 

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Troplong Mondot is one of the great success stories of modern Bordeaux. While the estate was always blessed with an exceptional terroir, recent years have seen a dramatic evolution in style under Aymeric de Gironde, who arrived in 2017 following a successful spell at Cos d'Estournel. The goal was not to change the identity of Troplong, but to better express it. Vineyard practices became more thoughtful, harvesting more precise, extraction gentler and oak less dominant. The result has been a series of vintages that retain the estate's natural power while bringing a new level of finesse, freshness and terroir expression.

Sitting at the highest point of Saint-Emilion, Troplong Mondot possesses one of the appellation's most remarkable sites, centred around a rare dome of deep blue clay over limestone. This naturally powerful terroir delivers wines of intensity, depth and longevity, yet today they also show an elegance and precision that was not always present in the past.

Recent vintages have convinced many critics that Troplong Mondot now belongs firmly among the elite estates of the Right Bank, combining the richness of its clay soils with a clarity and freshness that make the wines more compelling than ever.

2025 is no exception. When we tasted it En Primeur, it was one of the wines that really impressed us. There was a sense of restrained power throughout, coupled with remarkable energy and drive, as though the wine was constantly building and ready to burst into life.

With top scores and reviews, this is a vintage of Troplond Mondot that we won’t quickly forget. Released at €84* In Bond per bottle, this comes strongly recommended.

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 Troplong Mondot 2025

€84* In Bond per bottle

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98-100 Points | Wine Advocate, William Kelley

Picked between August 28 and September 25 (surely one of the broadest ranges in Bordeaux this year, but logical considering the estate's different altitudes and aspects), the 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the wines of the vintage. Exhibiting a deep bouquet of blackberries and plums complemented by floral accents of lilac, iris and subtle spices, it's full-bodied, deep and dense, with a brooding core of fruit girdled by bright acids and sweet but abundant tannins. A blend of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, it will rival the 2022, though in vintage signature the two years are very different.

97-99 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the most finessed wines I have ever tasted here. Dark, ample and explosive, with mind-blowing purity, the 2025 simply has it all. Hints of dried herbs, chocolate, menthol, licorice and blackberry infuse the wine with remarkable concentration and pure power. Even with all its natural richness, the 2025 is not at all heavy. A totally stunning Saint-Émilion, Troplong Mondot is very clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Harvest started on August 28 (the earliest ever) and wrapped up nearly a month later on September 25, which illustrates how diverse the terroirs are here. Aging was in 50% new oak, 40% 20HL foudre and 10% once-filled barrels. Tasted two times.

97-99 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Since 2020, this estate has been fashioning absolutely brilliant releases, and the pure, graceful 2025 Château Troplong Mondot does everything right. Black raspberry, crushed stone, spicy graphite, and assorted floral notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a pure, layered mouthfeel, beautiful mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It's one of those rare wines that brings remarkable intensity and depth with no sensation of weight, and this comes closest in style to the 2020.

97-99 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Blackberries, licorice, flowers, and chocolate are showcased in the perfume. There is an exceptional level of lift and vibrancy, paired with marine influences that drive the wine before you delve into its layers of perfectly ripe, black cherries, and plums. Elegant, powerful, long and juicy, there is a gorgeous sapidity in the finish that you cannot help but like. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV, 3.5 pH. Harvesting took place August 29 - September 20, making this the earliest start to a harvest in the history of the estate. Aging is taking place in a combination of 50% new, French oak barrels, foudres, and 1-year-old barrels. Drink from 2030-2060

97-98 Points | James Suckling

A very structured wine with blackberry, hazelnut, dark chocolate, violet and some black licorice aromas. Full-bodied but in a reserved way, with super framing of the fine tannins. Elegant and structured. Fun to taste. 13.9% alcohol. 85% merlot, 13% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet sauvignon.

96-98 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Troplong Mondot is raised in 50% new oak, 40% foudres and 10% in one-year-old barrels. It has a very intense bouquet with black cherries, cassis and iris flower scents, and a hint of inkwell. Very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannins, plenty of tension and minéralité. Vivacious and yet linear and correct, it delivers plenty of fruit but in a very controlled fashion. You can feel the tongue tingling on the finish. Classy and sophisticated, this will rank as one of the finest Troplong Mondots to date.

97 Points | Falstaff, Peter Moser

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, subtle edge brightening. Fine nuances of black cherries, delicate cranberries, a hint of plums, delicate spice nuances, candied orange zest, inviting bouquet. Juicy, good complexity, elegant, red berry touch, fine extract sweetness, silky tannins, salty-lemony finish, great freshness, you can feel the limestone, long lasting, great length, red berry aftertaste, sure maturity potential.

 

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2025 Beau-Sejour Becot Releases En Primeur!

It feels like people have been talking about this Beau-Sejour Becot 2025 for the last six weeks, and now the wait is finally over. The release is here and, thankfully, it more than lives up to the hype.

Releasing at a price of €54.17* IB per bottle, this is a no-brainer bargain in our eyes.

 

98-100 Points - Antonio Galloni
“The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot has all the requisites to take its place alongside the 2022 and the other extraordinary wines of 2025. Aromatic and layered, with striking presence, the 2025 is majestic. […] There are good wines, exceptional wines, and then emotional wines. Beau-Séjour Bécot falls into the third category. Unforgettable.”

 

97-99 - Points - Wine Advocate, William Kelley
“The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot continues this estate's brilliant run of vintages with what will surely number among their finest to date. […] Beau-Séjour Bécot's limestone terroir is front and center in the glass.

 

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Beau-Sejour Becot has undergone one of the most impressive transformations in Saint-Emilion over the past decade. Perched on the appellation’s prized limestone plateau, the estate is now firmly established among Bordeaux’s elite under the leadership of Juliette Becot and consultant Thomas Duclos. The wines combine the richness of Merlot with the freshness and tension of limestone, producing expressions of remarkable purity, energy and precision that now place the estate among the leading names on Bordeaux's Right Bank.

Beau-Sejour Becot 2025 is a stunning expression of Saint-Emilion’s limestone terroir. Aromas of violets, dark berries, graphite and iris lead into a palate that is both powerful and ethereal, combining remarkable concentration with freshness, salinity and mineral tension. The 2025 captures everything that has made Beau-Sejour Becot one of Bordeaux's most talked-about success stories, balancing richness and concentration with freshness, salinity and remarkable limestone-driven precision. Seamless, precise and incredibly long, this is a Beau-Sejour Becot that comfortably sits among the estate’s greatest vintages.

The critics have been very complimentary with their scores, and Galloni goes as high as 98-100 Points, placing this amongst the very best of the vintage. William Kelley, a notoriously tough scorer, follows suit with 97-99 Points, which is the same high score that he scored Ausone.

Releasing today at €54.17* In Bond per bottle, this is an absolute steal for both the price and quality.

For us, this is a no-brainer buy. Buy a case or two, reap the rewards in the years to come.

 

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Beau-Sejour Becot 2025

€54.17* In Bond per bottle

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98-100 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot has all the requisites to take its place alongside the 2022 and the other extraordinary wines of 2025. Aromatic and layered, with striking presence, the 2025 is majestic. Deep, dark red fruit, pomegranate, mint, chalk, white pepper, rose petal and lavender soar from the glass. Bright saline notes drive through the mid-palate and into a finish marked by intense fruit and vibrant minerality. The purity here is just off the charts. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare. The 2025 saw a cold soak of 15 days followed by another 27 days or so on the skins, on the longer side for Bordeaux. Blending is done before the wines see oak. There are good wines, exceptional wines, and then emotional wines. Beau-Séjour Bécot falls into the third category. Unforgettable. Tasted two times.

99 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Beau-Sejour Becot has been on fire lately, and the 2025 shows why. Concentrated, lusciously textured, creamy, and fresh, the wine delivers an intensity of fruit and a surreal sense of purity that hits all your pleasure buttons. The finish is all about its nonstop, seamless layers of velvety fruit that coat your palate as they linger for over 60 seconds. The wine is aged in 50% new French oak barrels, along with foudres and amphora. The wine blends 78% Merlot with 22% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV, 3.5 pH. The harvest took place September 25 - October 4. Drink from 2030-2060.

97-99 Points | Wine Advocate, William Kelley

The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot continues this estate's brilliant run of vintages with what will surely number among their finest to date. A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, this compelling wine opens in the glass with a pure and incipiently complex bouquet of dark berries and plums mingled with floral accents of iris and lilac. Medium- to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit, sweet tannin and a bright spine of animating acidity, it concludes with a long, mineral finish. Beau-Séjour Bécot's limestone terroir is front and center in the glass.

97-99 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Sporting a stunning deep purple hue, the 2025 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot reveals cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and black raspberry on the nose, with a liquid rock-like minerality that speaks to this brilliant terroir. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, has ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. It brings remarkable richness, polish, and depth alongside that classic sense of purity and minerality that this château consistently delivers today.

97-99 Points | James Suckling

A medium-bodied red with a very salty and bright character and a lovely, silky texture. It’s round, polished and intense. Superb finish of mineral and iron undertones. Racy and refined. A unique wine with a texture like a great Burgundy. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc.

96 Points | Decanter, Georgina Hindle

An ethereal wine from Beau-Séjour Bécot this year. Fragrant blackcurrants and black cherries. High energy from the get go, this has such verve and focus from the start with a zing in the mouth; juicy, succulent, gorgeous and friendly. Generous in terms of sweet, juicy acidity, mouthwatering but soft and creamy so you get a wide mouthfeel. Tannins perfectly placed, nicely supportive but not intrusive. Layers of fresh red fruits, a little touch of salinity on the finish, crunchy cranberries with a soft lick of salt wet stones. I love the precision – the real tension but not at all too tart or austere. There’s such a soft element that makes this really approachable. Very purity, pristine and clear – a real sensation of the limestone. 3.40pH. A yield of 32hlha. Ageing 37% oak casks.

94-96 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot was picked from September 5 to 12 for the Merlot and September 17 and 18 for the Cabernet Franc, which represents 20% of the blend due to new plantings that are reorientated north-south instead of east-west. Proprietor Juliette Bécot told me that yields were 32 hl/ha, mainly due to the initiation florale; they conducted a long 15-day cold maceration and used 50% new barrels, 37% foudres and the remainder in used barrel and amphora, malo done in vat. The nose takes a few minutes to open in the glass. Mineral-rich black and red fruit, clearly limestone-driven, touches of graphite and briny scents emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid red fruit, mainly raspberry with some white-tipped strawberry. Like others, the limestone really comes through in this wine that could almost be described as "rocky". Linear and correct on the finish, again, it will gain more flesh during its barrel maturation and it will become an extremely fine and classy Saint-Émilion. 13.4% alcohol.

95 Points | Jane Anson

Clear depth, sinew and crunchy cranberry, blueberry and red cherry fruit, with tension, minerality, salinity, a ton of juice and mouthwatering freshness on the finish, sea spray, saffron and tobacco leaf, curls of woodsmoke and iris flowers as it opens. Great stuff, with precision and possibility, and the DNA of the location. 16ha in production out of 22ha potential, cold soak for 15C at 6 days, 32 hl/ha. 3.4 pH. 55% new oak. Harvest September 5 to 18. Thomas Duclos consultant.

 

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2025 Rauzan-Segla releases En Primeur!

Another offer with great pricing today, same as 2024!

If you enjoy the richer, more powerful side of Margaux, as exemplified by Chateau Palmer, then Rauzan-Segla 2025 should be firmly on your radar. It shares the famed Terrace 4 gravel terroir with Palmer, yet comes at a fraction of the price. More importantly, the quality is outstanding.

It was one of the wines that impressed us most during En Primeur tastings and, in our view, ranks among the finest Rauzan-Seglas produced in recent years.

 

96-98 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

“It's concentrated on the palate, has a pure, layered mouthfeel, flawless balance, and a great finish. […]  it's rockingly good and clearly up with the finest wines in the appellation, as well as the vintage.”

 

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Chateau Rauzan-Segla is one of Margaux’s great aristocrats, combining centuries of history with some of the appellation’s most coveted terroir. Owned by Chanel since 1994, the estate has undergone a remarkable renaissance, producing wines of perfume, precision and finesse. Under Nicolas Audebert, Rauzan-Segla has firmly established itself among the leading estates of Margaux, regularly challenging the very best wines of the appellation.

A significant portion of Rauzan-Segla's vineyards lies on the famed Terrace 4 gravel plateau, one of the most prized terroirs in Margaux. Shared with neighbours such as Palmer, these deep gravel soils provide exceptional drainage and encourage profound Cabernet Sauvignon expression. The result is wines of remarkable aromatic complexity, freshness and elegance, with a distinctive mineral backbone that shines through in every vintage.

Rauzan-Segla 2025 is a beautifully complete Margaux, combining floral perfume, silky texture and remarkable precision. Aromas of violets, cassis, black cherry and crushed stone lead into a seamless palate framed by polished tannins and vibrant freshness. Critics praised its elegance, harmony and weightless intensity, with several placing it among the finest wines of the vintage.

A stunning Rauzan-Segla and one of the stars of Margaux 2025.

Released today at €56* In Bond per bottle. We were huge fans when we tasted it from barrel, and it comes strongly recommended.

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 Rauzan-Segla 2025

 

€56* In Bond per bottle

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97-99 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Showing a depth of color, at first, you are almost overwhelmed by the violets, cherries and tobacco in the perfume. The initial sip shows off its character with elegance, vitality, and purity. Everything is in balance and harmony here. The silk and velvet finish is almost too much of a good thing. From start to finish, the wine is seamless, and even though there is intensity and serious concentration, the wine feels almost weightless, making this deceptively easy to drink. Yet, don't be fooled. It has all the goods needed to age and evolve for decades. The wine blends of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon. 33% Merlot, 1.5% Petit Verdot and .5 Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV. 3.67 pH. Harvesting took place September 2 - September 24. Yield were 29 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2070.

98 Points | Falstaff, Peter Moser

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate rim brightening. Candied violets, cassis, blackberry confit, delicate precious wood nuances, multi-faceted, suggestive bouquet. Complex, after heart cherries, strawberries, extract-sweet texture, silky tannins, highly elegant, mineral, great length, great promise for the future, secure development potential.

96-98 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Cassis, assorted red and black fruits, spicy wood, tobacco, and graphite all emerge from the 2025 Château Rauzan-Ségla, a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1.5% Petit Verdot, and 0.5% Cabernet Franc that's being raised 18 months in 60% new French oak. It's concentrated on the palate, has a pure, layered mouthfeel, flawless balance, and a great finish. Checking in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.7, it's rockingly good and clearly up with the finest wines in the appellation, as well as the vintage.

97 Points | Jane Anson

Inky colour, this is sleek, powerful, a ton of energy and uplift, very classy, bouncy, feel that you are very much in the heart of rose bud and iris flowers, DNA of the Margaux appellation, liquorice and black chocolate, really a skilfully constructed wine that will power through the years. Nicolas Audebert. Harvest September 2 to 24, 29hl/ha yield, 3.67ph.

97 Points | Decanter, Georgina Hindle

Gorgeous vibrant pink rim to the wine with violet aromas on the nose, very dark but very perfumed and not at all hot or sunny. So juicy and alive with structure – the soft tannins give the outline while the real fruit purity sits in the middle. I love this a lot, very approachable, streamlined and focused with layers of fine tannins and brightness. You can feel the concentration in the construction but this carries a really fun, friendly, welcoming aspect because of the juiciness on the mid-palate. 50% grand vin production. 3.67pH. Ageing 18 months, 60% new oak. 0.5% Cabernet Franc completes the blend.

96-97 Points | James Suckling

Blackberry, dark cherry and crushed stone notes with a medium to full body, extremely fine and polished with a long and pretty finish. Racy and precise. Fresh and fine. Lovel the floral notes in the nose. A blend of 65% cabernet sauvignon, 33% merlot, 1.5% petit verdot, and .5% cabernet franc.

95-97 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Rauzan-Ségla is totally seamless in the glass. Dark-toned fruit, mocha, new leather, licorice, menthol and dried herbs infuse the palate with tremendous textural depth. The 2025 is of course very young. The year's natural concentration is its most evident signature at this time, but the rest will surely follow. Polished, supremely elegant tannins support the finish. What a stunner. Tasted two times.

94-96 Points | Wine Advocate, William Kelley

The 2025 Rauzan-Ségla is promising, opening in the glass with notes of cassis, pencil shavings, sweet soil tones and a deft framing of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, bright and layered, it's vibrant and concentrated, with a chassis of fine tannins and a penetrating, youthfully structured finish.

94-96 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Rauzan-Ségla was picked September 2 to 15 at 29 hl/ha and matured in 60% new oak barrels. This has a slight marine scent on the nose, well defined and marked by pure black fruit laced with violet. Quintessential Rauzan Ségla. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant but firm tannins, just gorgeous caressing black fruit, bright acids that lend an almost sorbet-like freshness and vibrancy to the finish. This is a top-class Margaux and one of the best wines from the estate in recent years.

 

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2025 Canon Release En Primeur!

Keeping the same pricing as 2024, Canon 2025 is looking like a strong recommendation.

 

You know a wine is good when the lowest score it has is a 97…

 

98-100 Points | Antonio Galloni
“The 2025 Canon is a total stunner. Deep and sumptuous in the glass, it offers tons of the vintage's textural intensity along with all the vibrant, saline energy that is such a signature here. Dark-fleshed fruit, mocha, new leather, herbs and dried flowers build gradually in the glass, leading to a huge, dramatic finish laced with hints of blood orange, pomegranate and chalk. The interplay of finesse and power is dazzling.”

 

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Perched atop Saint-Emilion’s limestone plateau, Chateau Canon is one of Bordeaux’s most beloved estates, celebrated for its perfect harmony of power and grace. Under the guidance of Nicolas Audebert and the Wertheimer family (of Chanel fame), Canon has entered a new golden era. The wines combine Merlot’s plush richness with Cabernet Franc’s tension and minerality, reflecting the purity of its limestone terroir. Today, Chateau Canon stands proudly among Bordeaux’s most admired and collectable names.

Canon 2025 is another brilliant chapter in what has become one of Bordeaux’s most impressive runs of form. Built on its signature limestone terroir, it combines seductive aromas of flowers, cherries, graphite and slate with remarkable purity, freshness and precision.

The 2025 perfectly captures everything collectors love about Canon, balancing elegance and finesse with concentration, energy and ageing potential. There is also a real sense of place here, with the estate’s famous limestone plateau bringing freshness, salinity and tension to a wine of remarkable poise, persistence and unmistakable Saint-Emilion character.

With scores ranging from 97 to 100 points, Canon 2025 is one of the strongest performers on the Right Bank this year. The combination of limestone freshness, effortless elegance and remarkable precision makes this a wine that collectors will be following very closely for years to come.

Released today at €84* In Bond per bottle, we have both 3x75cl and 6x75cl OWC available. We expect strong demand for this one.

 

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Canon 2025

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98-100 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Canon is a total stunner. Deep and sumptuous in the glass, it offers tons of the vintage's textural intensity along with all the vibrant, saline energy that is such a signature here. Dark-fleshed fruit, mocha, new leather, herbs and dried flowers build gradually in the glass, leading to a huge, dramatic finish laced with hints of blood orange, pomegranate and chalk. The interplay of finesse and power is dazzling. Tasted two times.

99 Points | Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Attractive black berry fruit, a hint of cherries, floral nuances, underlaid with violets and nougat. Juicy, elegant, ripe berry fruit, silky tannins, very good length, mineral and persistent, salty finish, sure aging potential.

98-99 Points | James Suckling

The finesse and sophistication are very impressive, with a medium body, ultra-fine tannins and a rather endless finish. It’s medium-bodied and poised. Great length. A great wine.

97-99 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

The bouquet of red, white, and purple flowers is what initially grabs your attention. From there, it is the wealth of fruit, with its intensity, and the oceanic influences that keep you focused. The palate balances lift, energy, concentration, and juiciness perfectly. The finish delivers sweet, ripe black and red fruits, which linger and expand, leaving you with layers of salt-tinged, sweet, ripe fruits and a touch of herbs and mint in the endnotes. Key points of the vintage came not only from the ripeness of the fruit, but, interestingly, from their normal yields, which aided in lowering ABV levels and giving better balance. The wine blends 76% Merlot, and 24% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV. 3.5% pH. The harvest took place from August 28 - September 18. Yields were 40 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2060.

96-99 Points | Wine Advocate, William Kelley

A blend of 76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc, the 2025 Canon continues this property's brilliant decade-long run of exceptional wines. Unwinding in the glass with a complex bouquet of cherries and raspberries mingled with hints of exotic spices, licorice and petals, it's medium- to full-bodied, suave and concentrated, with a bright spine of acidity and a long, penetrating finish. Harvest stretched from August 28 to September 18.

96-98 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Canon was picked between August 28 and September 18 at 40 hl/ha. This is very pure and refined on the nose, with wonderful delineation, not as flattering as, say, the 2015 or 2019 at this stage, yet very focused and mineral-driven. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, quite sapid, with a pinch of cracked black pepper. Like its "sister", Berliquet, the limestone terroir comes through and seems to "tingle" on the finish. Maybe not a crowd-pleaser, but I like its uncompromising nature that reflects its place of birth.

96-98 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Ripe cherries, graphite, crushed flowers, and assorted blue fruits all define the 2025 Château Canon, another great wine from this team, which checks in at 76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc and will spend 16 to 18 months in 49% new French oak, with the balance in foudre. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a remarkably polished, flawlessly balanced mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. It hits 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.5 and is very much in the ultra-pure, graceful, classic style this terrific château is known for today. Tasted multiple times with consistent notes. Yields here were 40 hectoliters per hectare with harvest running from the 28th of August (one day earlier than 2022) to the 18th of September.

97 Points | Decanter, Georgina Hindle

An outstanding Canon. Cherry, cola, liquorice, slate, blackcurrant with a milk chocolate dusting. Smooth and impactful from the start – chewy but juicy, round, alive and filling – mature but there’s no overt sun in the glass. You can feel the Cabernet Franc and the coolness all round. Good structure, maybe more serious than some Canons in the past, but there’s such purity and focus with excellent tannins as well as plenty of blackcurrants, red cherries and hints of raspberry too Complexity and nuance in abundance. A fabulous wine in the making. Authentic.

97 Points | Jane Anson

An impressive Canon, seductive limestone character that showcases what was possible in the vintage. Slate, chalk and pumice stone, all wrapped up in bright and vivid iris flowers, push and pull momentum through the palate where things stop, take a breath, then kick off again with a new layer of nuanced understated toasted spice and cool blue fruits. Deft, skilful, rooted in place. 40hl/h yield. Tasted twice. Nicolas Audebert director. Thomas Duclos consultant. 3.5ph.

 

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2025 Carmes Haut-Brion releases En Primeur!

Today there are a lot of En Primeur releases, but we only have eyes for one wine, and that’s Carmes Haut-Brion. Let us tell you why we love this estate so much.

Carmes Haut-Brion has carved out a completely unique identity in Bordeaux, producing wines unlike anything else in the region. Through its high proportion of Cabernet Franc, whole-bunch fermentation and innovative cellar approach, the estate has created a style that combines remarkable perfume and texture. It often feels like a Burgundy from Bordeaux.

 

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Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2025

100 Points - Falstaff
“lingers for minutes, already very convincing in its youth, cassis and ripe cherries on the finish, delicate and multi-faceted, great future potential”

 

96-98 Points - Antonio Galloni
“The 2025 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a huge, powerful wine that is going to need many years to come into its own. […] Readers will find an especially deep, potent Carmes, a wine that will need the better part of a decade to shed some of its considerable baby fat. It's a telling example of the vintage, with 1% less alcohol than in most recent years. Today the 2025 is a mere infant. It's another exceptional wine from Technical Director Guillaume Pouthier and his team”

 

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Les Carmes Haut-Brion is one of Bordeaux’s most exciting and distinctive estates, a true insider’s wine. Located within the city limits of Bordeaux, the estate combines a unique terroir of deep gravel and iron-rich clay with one of the region’s most innovative winemaking philosophies. Under Guillaume Pouthier, Les Carmes has developed a cult following for wines that are perfumed, precise and unmistakably individual, pushing the boundaries of what modern Bordeaux can be.

Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2025 is one of the most captivating wines of the vintage. Produced from a record 54% Cabernet Franc and fermented with 65% whole clusters, it delivers haunting aromatics of peony, iris, violet, graphite and dark berries layered over a palate of remarkable freshness, energy and precision. Critics praised its elegance, complexity and balance, with multiple scores reaching 100 points and several suggesting it ranks among the finest wines ever produced at the estate.

Across Bordeaux, many winemakers told us that Cabernet Franc was the standout variety of the 2025 vintage, achieving exceptional ripeness while retaining freshness and aromatic lift. No estate showcases those qualities better than Les Carmes. The result is a wine that feels simultaneously powerful and weightless, combining floral perfume, mineral tension and extraordinary length.

Released today at €82.80 In Bond per bottle, this is another exceptional vintage from one of Bordeaux’s most exciting estates.

We love this wine and can't recommend it highly enough. If you want one of the most distinctive, thought-provoking and age-worthy wines of Bordeaux 2025 in your cellar, make sure Les Carmes is on your list.

 

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Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2025

€82.80 In Bond per bottle

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100 Points | Falstaff, Peter Moser

Deep dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Ripe dark berry fruit, a hint of plums, floral touch, pleasant herbal spice, some nougat and orange zest. Complex, yet lively, ripe cherries and cranberries, fine, ripe tannins, literally opens up in the mouth, delicate extract sweetness, lingers for minutes, already very convincing in its youth, cassis and ripe cherries on the finish, delicate and multi-faceted, great future potential.

99-100 Points | James Suckling

The precision is so seductive and intellectual, with aromas of fresh flowers, iron, graphite, cedar, blood oranges and black fruit. It's medium-bodied with a compact palate of intense tannins that melt into the wine. Rather weightless in nature. It kicks in at the end with incredible intensity and focus. 13% alcohol. 65% whole cluster. 54% cabernet franc, 29% cabernet sauvignon and 17% merlot, mostly co-fermented.

98-100 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Almost opaque in color, it takes no effort to dig into the floral display. From there you encounter black cherries, licorice, spice box, menthol, cigar wrappers, blackberries and crushed rocks in the aromas. The palate is what steals the show with its vivid display of black, with red fruits, elegant, silky textures, and most importantly, purity of fruit. The velvety finish spreads all over your palate with touches of sea-salt, cocoa, Indian spices and lingering, dark fruits. Clearly, this is in competition with the best vintages the estate has ever produced. The ability to manage the potential of hydric stress, due to their terroir is a large part of what helped make 2025 such a success. The wine was made using 65% whole bunch clusters, blending 54% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 17% Merlot. It is interesting to note this is the highest percentage of Cabernet ever included in the blend. I think it really works here. 13% ABV, pH 3.59. The wine is aging in a combination of 70% new, French oak, 19% foudres, and 11% amphora. Picking took place September 7- September 19. Drink from 2029-2065.

96-98 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Deeper-hued than the C des Carmes cuvée, with a gorgeous perfume of red, blue, and black fruits intermixed with graphite, leafy herbs, iris, and subtle floral, minty, and almost peppery nuances, the 2025 Château Carmes Haut-Brion is based on 54% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Merlot, vinified with 65% whole clusters. On the palate, it's wonderfully textured and medium to full-bodied, with a round, layered, expansive mouthfeel and ultra-fine tannins. I love its overall balance, it has no hard edges, and while there's plenty of tannins here (IPT 82), they're perfectly integrated and polished. It checks in at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.59, and this is just loaded with charm and character.

96-98 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a huge, powerful wine that is going to need many years to come into its own. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, incense, melted road tar and licorice make a bold entrance. Fertility in the Merlots was low. As a result, the 2025 has the highest amount of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon ever, 83% in total as opposed to the more typical 70% or so. Whole clusters, always a part of the approach here, are 65%. Time on skins was 45 days at 27°C (80.6°F) compared to the 35 days at 30°C (86°F) that is more typical. Readers will find an especially deep, potent Carmes, a wine that will need the better part of a decade to shed some of its considerable baby fat. It's a telling example of the vintage, with 1% less alcohol than in most recent years. Today the 2025 is a mere infant. It's another exceptional wine from Technical Director Guillaume Pouthier and his team.

97 Points | Decanter, Georgina Hindle

Gorgeously fragrant on the nose with so many perfumed scents – violets, iris, peonies, cinnamon, exotic spices, black chocolate, something slightly sweet and aromatic with blackcurrant and dark bramble berries. Succulent and juicy with a powdery element to the tannins that fills the mouth straight away. I love the integration of the acidity – this has brightness but is also quite calm and charming, softer than expected. Sleek, sophisticated, full of complexity and nuance yet with real depth, intensity, concentration and integrity. Very true to place and to Guillaume Pouthier’s style. Succulent and floral Cabernets, aromatic all the way through, super long, graceful and full of width and flavour while staying clean. Ripe with tannins that fill the mouth – fleshy, grippy but wide and lifted – giving a gorgeous texture. A little citrus tang to the acidity but overall full of life and focus. Brilliant. 3.59pH. A yield of 38hl/ha overall (29hl/ha Merlot, 45hl/ha Cabernet Sauvignon). 65% whole bunch fermentation.

95-98 Points | Wine Advocate, Yohan Castaing

The 2025 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a blend of 54% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot, one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Franc at the estate and comparable to 2016. It was vinified with 65% whole clusters and matured in 70% new oak. It reveals a complex, harmonious bouquet of pomegranate, iris and peony, intertwined with cassis, mulberries and dark berries. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, it’s deep and layered, its concentrated core of fruit framed by velvety structuring tannins, concluding with a long, mineral-inflected finish. Combining tension with an ethereal profile, it delivers remarkable clarity, freshness and elegance. While slightly more overtly structured at this stage than the prodigious 2022, it remains impeccably balanced.

95-97 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Les Carmes Haut-Brion comes from clay-limestone soils and was picked from September 7 to 19, with a high level of Cabernet Franc (54%) and lower Merlot (17%). This vintage has 65% whole cluster, similar to 2022, raised in 70% new oak barrels, 19% in 18hl foudres and 11% amphoras. This takes time to open on the nose: blacker, darker fruit than the Le C, black plum and touches of iris flower. Very pure, very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins on the entry, crunchy in the mouth, black fruit interlaced with Earl Grey, subtle ash-like notes. Linear towards the finish but very sustained in the mouth, there is plenty of energy in this Les Carmes-Haut-Brion and it should age with style and grace. More sapidity on the finish than the Dead Sea. 13.1% alcohol.

96 Points | Jane Anson

I was a little nervous to be honest about Carmes Haut-Brion, worried that this would be too sliced-through with steel acidity this year with the high Cabernet Franc, but I was worrying unnecessarily. It's totally beautiful, sleek, grilled campfire, a ton of momentum and there is a spherical feel through the mid palate, expanding and deepening the fruit flavours. High floral as you would expect, a crush of peony, iris, violet right on the first nose, chalky and slate edge to the tannins, full of energy, 14%abv at picking then whole cluster brought it down to 13%, 3.6ph, 65% whole bunch during fermentation. 38hl/h yield (compared to 24hl/ha yield last year after selection), 70% new oak. 3.59 pH. Harvest September 7 to 19, this is highest levels of Cabernet Franc to date.

 

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2025 Mouton Rothschild releases En Primeur! 

When we tasted it, there was no doubt in our mind that this would not be a 100-Pointed vintage of Mouton Rothschild.. Looks like there are three wine critics who all scored it a potential 100-point score.

 

100 Points - Falstaff
“Complex, tightly meshed, fresh dark berry fruit, fine, silky, tannins, delicate blueberries, lively structure, mineral-salty finish, elegant and precise, shows length and assured ageing potential.”

99-100 Points - James Suckling
“A glamorous wine for the vintage, with mesmerizing perfumes of flowers, al dente fruit and citrus flowers”

98-100 Points - Jane Anson
“Highest Cabernet Sauvignon on record (since 94% for the 2010 vintage), stately and reserved at first, then totally joyful. The right austerity, coupled with squid ink character and fabulous hidden depths that are going to take their time to fully unroll, with the incense of the oak coming through only after a good 10 minutes in the glass, you barely perceive it on the first tasting. What a beautiful Mouton, great stuff from wine director Jean-Philippe Danjoy”

97-99 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
”It's unquestionably a beautiful Mouton in the making, and this château continues to fire on all cylinders”

 

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Chateau Mouton Rothschild is Bordeaux’s great showman, a First Growth renowned for combining Pauillac power with extraordinary opulence and flair. Since the Rothschild family transformed the estate in the twentieth century, Mouton has become one of the world’s most collectible wines, celebrated for its artist-designed labels, exceptional terroir and unmistakable ability to marry concentration, charisma and longevity.

Mouton Rothschild 2025 is a magnificent return to form, built from the highest proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon ever used in the Grand Vin. The unique conditions of the vintage resulted in exceptionally small Cabernet Sauvignon berries, often weighing less than one gram, even on the estate's oldest vines, helping to create remarkable concentration and intensity.

The 2025 was harvested between 5 and 20 September and matured entirely in new oak. Comprising 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, it delivers a wonderfully pure and controlled bouquet of cool black fruits, blackberry and cassis, complemented by subtle mineral nuances that Neal Martin likened to the freshness of oyster shells on the Atlantic coast. The precision and delineation are particularly striking.

Layers of cassis, graphite, cedar, cigar box and violet unfold across a powerful yet beautifully controlled palate. Despite its concentration and power, there is freshness, refinement and balance throughout. This feels quintessentially Mouton, combining flamboyance and charm with the structure and pedigree to reward decades in the cellar.

 

Comparison of top-scoring vintages of Mouton Rothschild:

 

Critics praised its precision, structure and depth, with several awarding potential 100-point scores. A classical yet hedonistic Mouton that looks destined for greatness.

Released this morning at €353* In Bond per bottle.

We have 1x75cl OWC & 3x75cl OWC available on the website.

 

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Mouton Rothschild 2025

€353* In Bond per bottle

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Available in 1x75cl OWC & 3x75cl OWC

 

100 Points | Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Fine precious wood spice, nuances of cassis and liquorice, delicate hints of nougat and orange zest, seductive bouquet. Complex, tightly meshed, fresh dark berry fruit, fine, silky, tannins, delicate blueberries, lively structure, mineral-salty finish, elegant and precise, shows length and assured ageing potential. (98% Cabernet Sauvignon)

99-100 Points | James Suckling

A glamorous wine for the vintage, with mesmerizing perfumes of flowers, al dente fruit and citrus flowers. Black currants with some mineral and stone undertones. Medium- to full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and an endless finish. The tannins lead you on a great trip. It is the most cabernet sauvignon ever used in the blend in recent memory. Balanced and structured. 98% cabernet sauvignon and 2% merlot.

98-100 Points | Jane Anson

Highest Cabernet Sauvignon on record (since 94% for the 2010 vintage), stately and reserved at first, then totally joyful. The right austerity, coupled with squid ink character and fabulous hidden depths that are going to take their time to fully unroll, with the incense of the oak coming through only after a good 10 minutes in the glass, you barely perceive it on the first tasting. What a beautiful Mouton, great stuff from wine director Jean-Philippe Danjoy. 52% Grand Vin, basically pure old vine Cabernet. And an interesting side note - in September there was no weekend picking, a clear indication that there was no stress about the harvest dates. 3.76pH. Harvest September 5 to 20. 100% new oak.

98-100 Points | Fine Wine Library

After 2024 was a bit on the lighter side, Mouton 2025 is back to being hedonistic with great structure and lots of body. Classic nose of blackberry, damson, cassis, cedar, floral and graphite. Lots of tension with a little tobacco leaf and mineral finish.

97-99 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Deep purple-hued, the 2025 Château Mouton Rothschild is based on 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot that's resting in 100% new barrels. A blockbuster nose of crème de cassis, smoky tobacco, chocolate, and graphite gives way to a rich, powerful, yet focused and precise Mouton on the palate, with the signature texture this estate is known for, flawless balance, ripe, silky tannins, integrated acidity, and a gorgeous finish. It hit 13.1% alcohol with a pH of 3.76. It's unquestionably a beautiful Mouton in the making, and this château continues to fire on all cylinders.

97-99 Points | Wine Advocate

A blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot, the 2025 Mouton Rothschild is a dense, powerful wine, unwinding in the glass with aromas of crème de cassis, blueberries, espresso roast, cigar wrapper and violet. Full-bodied, deep and dense, it's rich, layered and concentrated, with prodigious mid-palate presence and a long, youthfully structured finish. Small berries in Cabernet Sauvignon, below one gram even in the older vines, explain this Mouton's remarkable intensity of flavor. The grand vin represents 52% of the production and checks in at 13.1% alcohol.

97-99 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Smoke, cigar box, flowers, Indian spices, cassis, blackberries, espresso, licorice, forest leaves and mint fill the aromatic profile. But here, it is the palate that owns the night with its opulent, flamboyant, luscious, and vibrant personality. Even with all those showy characteristics, concentration, and intensity, the wine manages to feel light on its feet. By the time you have emptied your glass, the wine somehow gained weight, and the tannins turned to velvet, which is perfect to allow you to enjoy the seemingly, never ending finish. The keys to the vintage came from the combination of summer draught, paired with the rains arriving in late August at the perfect moment, helping to aid in the maturity in the grapes, which shaped the vintage characteristics. The wine consists of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot, making this the highest percentage Cabernet Sauvignon ever used in the blend.13.1% ABV, 3.76 pH. 52% of the harvest was placed into the Grand Vin. The harvest took place September 5 - September 20. Drink from 2032-2075.

96-98 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Mouton Rothschild is dense and brooding. Although naturally very, very young, all the elements are so well put together. The 2025 is 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, the most Cabernet ever in the Grand Vin, and that very much comes through in the wine's structure and overall presence. Graphite, lavender, rose petal and menthol build into the rich, heady finish. There's a ton of potential here.

95-97 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Mouton Rothschild was picked between September 5 and 20 and matured entirely in new oak. It contains the highest Cabernet Sauvignon ever, at 98%. This has a very pure and controlled bouquet, "cool" black fruit, a light estuarine influence (oyster shells shucked down on the beach in Arcachon?) that filter through the blackberry and cassis fruit. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that feel a little more rounded and suppler than the 2025 Lafite Rothschild tasted just prior. There is a luxuriant aspect, the signature of Mouton Rothschild that differentiates it from the other First Growths, not plush but perhaps a little more flattering at this very early stage thanks to its patina of creaminess. In a sense, it is quintessential Mouton Rothschild and should age extremely well in bottle. 13.1% alcohol

 

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2025 Haut-Bailly Release En Primeur!

98-100 Points - Jane Anson
“Super slow and steady expansion as it goes through the palate, this absolutely makes you smile and is right up at the top of my expectations for how Haut-Bailly would perform in this often-conflicting vintage. Beautiful, crushed rose petals, wet stones, iris flowers, squid ink, shows finesse but also generosity, a wine with so many dimensions and layers to experience”

 

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Haut-Bailly is one of Pessac-Léognan’s most refined and consistently elegant estates. Nestled atop a gravelly ridge just outside Bordeaux, the property has built a reputation for producing Cabernet-led wines of finesse, precision, and longevity. Now under the direction of Véronique Sanders, Haut-Bailly combines classical structure with modern polish. Low yields, meticulous vineyard work, and a state-of-the-art gravity-flow cellar ensure each vintage reflects the unique terroir - resulting in wines that age gracefully and are adored by collectors worldwide. Haut-Bailly is one of those wineries that seems to do everything right.

Haut-Bailly 2025 is a masterclass in finesse, purity and terroir expression. Aromas of crushed flowers, black cherry, cassis, tobacco and wet stone lead into a beautifully layered palate of silky tannins, vibrant freshness and remarkable precision. Critics praised its elegance, harmony and mineral complexity, with Jane Anson awarding 98-100 points. Not the most powerful Haut-Bailly, perhaps one of the most refined and complete.

Released today at €74* In Bond per bottle.

We expect this to become one of the most admired and sought-after vintages the estate has produced in recent years.

 

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Haut-Bailly 2025

 

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98-100 Points | Jane Anson

Super slow and steady expansion as it goes through the palate, this absolutely makes you smile and is right up at the top of my expectations for how Haut-Bailly would perform in this often-conflicting vintage. Beautiful, crushed rose petals, wet stones, iris flowers, squid ink, shows finesse but also generosity, a wine with so many dimensions and layers to experience. Sit back, give it a good 6 to 8 years in bottle, then get ready to celebrate. 55% in first wine, 50% new oak, 3.6ph. harvest September 4 to 22.

98-99 Points | James Suckling

A beautiful fruit to this delicate and refined wine. The tannins are perfectly integrated into the wine and almost give it a pinot texture. The finest silk. It’s medium-bodied with precise and focused fruit and an endless finish. The exceptional harmony of this young wine makes you want to drink it. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, 5% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. 13.3% alcohol. pH 3.67.

97-99 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Checking in as a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2025 Château Haut-Bailly is a sensational Haut-Bailly all about finesse and elegance. Ripe black cherries, currants, smoky tobacco, violets, spice, and flowers all define the bouquet, and on the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, graceful mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a very long, elegant finish. It's not a blockbuster, but it's exactly what this terroir yields with its complex, nuanced, layered, graceful style. You should buy this.

96-98 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Haut-Bailly was picked between September 4 and 22 at 26.6 hl/ha, raised in 50% new oak. Similar to elsewhere this year, I found a distinct difference between the Grand and Deuxième Vins, this possessing greater delineation and complexity. A mixture of brambly red fruit, briar, a touch of cassis and orange rind that is beautifully delineated. The palate is exquisite: very fine tannins, tangible minéralité, very cohesive and focused, with a very complex, peppery finish that goes on and on and on. Svelte, harmonious and tender, this ranks amongst the best vintages from Haut-Bailly in recent years.

96-98 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Initially, you notice a mélange of red, with black cherries, before diving into the flowers, black raspberries, tobacco, and smoke. The palate is the showstopper, with its sweetness, elegance, and gorgeous purity in the fruit. Light on its feet, long, and vibrant, it offers lift, balance, and refinement. While this is not the most powerful vintage of Haut Bailly, it could be the most elegant. With just a few years in the cellar, it will be gorgeous to savor for at least two to three decades of evolution with pleasure. The key to the vintage was the hot, dry summer, paired with the late August rains. The wine blends 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot. 13.5% ABV. pH 3.67. The harvest took place from September 4 to September 22. Yields were quite low at 26 hectoliters per hectare. 3% press wine. Drink from 2030-2060.

95-97 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Haut-Bailly is fabulous. Here, too, the purity of the fruit is remarkable. Dried herbs, crushed flowers, blood orange, pomegranate, mint and star anise give the 2025 a gorgeous and palpable sense of exoticism. The 2025 impresses with its elegance and finesse. Floral and savory overtones linger on the clean, supremely polished finish. Very fine.

 

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2025 Brane-Cantenac  Release En Primeur!

Brane-Cantenac has released at a price lower than their 2019 price!

A release that really delivers on both quality and value. The wine has attracted outstanding critical acclaim, including a 98-100 point score, yet is released at just €45.50 In Bond per bottle. That's particularly impressive when you consider that the highly regarded 2019 vintage, itself released at an attractive price, now trades at around €58 In Bond per bottle.

2025 - €45.50* IB per bottle

2022 - €71 IB per bottle

2020 - €57 IB per bottle

2019 - €58 IB per bottle

Brane-Cantenac has long been one of the smartest buys in Margaux, and the 2025 looks set to reinforce that reputation. Well done to Henri Lurton and his team for producing a superb wine and releasing it at a price that genuinely rewards collectors.

 

Added bonus, special label celebrating 100 years.

 

“The 2025 is in competition with the 2022 as the best vintage ever produced at the estate.”

“it's a brilliant success in the vintage and should be snatched up by reader”

“Not powerful like the 2022, yet pixelated with a mineral, tensile, complex finish. Another feather in the cap for Lurton and, moreover, this is often one of the best values on release.”

“This is luscious and full of wonderfully bright fruits, great concentration, cushion of air underneath, high Cabernet and it comes through in the floral aromatics, clearly a plentiful tannic structure but luscious and layered damson and black cherry. Yes yes yes.”

“The aromatics alone are so compelling, but everything about the 2025 speaks to balance. It’s a magnificent effort from proprietor Henri Lurton and his team. One of the highlights of the vintage”

 

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Often dubbed “Margaux’s best-kept secret,” Brane-Cantenac has quietly ascended to the top tier of the appellation. A Second Growth in the 1855 Classification, the estate benefits from an enviable location on the deep gravel plateau of Cantenac. Under the meticulous guidance of Henri Lurton, Brane-Cantenac is now producing wines of remarkable finesse, freshness, and aromatic complexity. With a focus on Cabernet Sauvignon and precision viticulture, Brane is a true connoisseur’s choice in Margaux.

Brane-Cantenac 2025 is a stunning expression of Margaux, combining perfume, purity and precision in equal measure. Aromas of cassis, black cherry, violets and crushed stone lead into a beautifully layered palate framed by silky tannins and remarkable freshness. Critics praised its balance, elegance and classical proportions, with several calling it one of the highlights of the vintage. A fitting wine to celebrate the Lurton family’s 100th year at the estate.

This is always a great value release, and the 2025 is arguably their best ever release with top scores. Released today at €45.50* In Bond per bottle.

If you like the more classical-styled Margauxs, then this is for you.

 

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Brane-Cantenac 2025

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98-100 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Black cherries, currants, roses, violets, spice, and forest floor create the aromatics. On the palate, the elegance and purity of the fruit are instantly recognizable. The lift and vibrancy, paired with concentration and sensuality, set this apart. The finish starts strong and continues seamlessly. 2025 marks the Lurton family's 100th anniversary of owning the vineyard. You can expect to see a special label celebrating the occasion. The 2025 is in competition with the 2022 as the best vintage ever produced at the estate. The wine blends 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Carmenere, and 1% Cabernet Franc. 13.3% ABV, 3.62 pH. Harvesting took place September 2 - September 19. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2029-2065.

96-98 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

Cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and tobacco all define the 2025 Château Brane-Cantenac, a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 1% each Cabernet Franc, Carménère, and Petit Verdot that's being raised in 100% new French oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a focused, elegant mouthfeel, beautiful concentration and depth, integrated acidity, and a great finish. Hitting 13.5% alcohol, it's a brilliant success in the vintage and should be snatched up by readers.

97 Points | Jane Anson

This is luscious and full of wonderfully bright fruits, great concentration, cushion of air underneath, high Cabernet and it comes through in the floral aromatics, clearly a plentiful tannic structure but luscious and layered damson and black cherry. Yes yes yes. 12.10% press wine. 3.62 pH. Tasted twice. 100 years of the Lurtons at Brane.

95-97 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 Brane-Cantenac is incredibly polished right out of the gate. Floral overtones lead into a core of blue/purplish fruit, spice, new leather, tobacco, lavender and a kiss of French oak. Silky tannins lend shape and finesse. The aromatics alone are so compelling, but everything about the 2025 speaks to balance. It’s a magnificent effort from proprietor Henri Lurton and his team. One of the highlights of the vintage.

95-97 Points | Neal Martin

The 2025 Brane-Cantenac was picked from September 2 to 29, finishing with that 1% of late-ripening Carménère, cropped at 32.2 hl/ha. It has impressive purity on the nose, an aspect of the Grand Vin that Henri Lurton and his team have improved immensely over the last decade. Black cherries, bilberry, violet and crushed stone unfold in the glass, classical in style, which is Brane-Cantenac's signature. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, finely sculpted tannins allied with disarming sapidity and brightness. Not powerful like the 2022, yet pixelated with a mineral, tensile, complex finish. Another feather in the cap for Lurton and, moreover, this is often one of the best values on release.

93-96 Points | Wine Advocate, William Kelley

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenère (the latter harvested by the winery team after everything else has been picked), the 2025 Brane-Cantenac offers up a rich bouquet of crème de cassis, plums and spices, framed by a deft touch of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and lively, with powdery tannins that contribute youthful grip on the finish, it checks in at a very classical 13.3% alcohol and pH of 3.62.

 

 

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2025 La Mission Haut-Brion Release En Primeur!

La Mission has been released at the same price as the 2024 vintage, but with a significant step up in quality. The critics have taken notice, with both Wine Advocate and Antonio Galloni awarding 97-99 points. Galloni went even further, naming it one of his wines of the vintage, underlining the exceptional quality on offer in 2025.

 

99 Points - Jeff Leve
“Concentrated, long, deep, and voluptuous, the wine is almost palate staining in its delivery, coating your palate, yet, somehow it remains energetic, and vibrant. Packed with ripe, powerful fruits, the finish builds as it lingers, and expands seamlessly on your palate”

97-99 Points - Antonio Galloni
“The 2025 La Mission Haut-Brion is one of my early favorites in this vintage. Aromatic and vibrant, with striking purity, the Grand Vin is magnificent. […] In a word: compelling. One of the wines of the vintage.

 

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Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion is one of Bordeaux’s most historic and revered estates, producing powerful yet refined wines from the heart of Pessac-Leognan. Long regarded as the sibling estate to Haut-Brion, La Mission combines deep gravel soils with a distinctive personality built around richness, smoky complexity and remarkable ageing potential. At its best, it ranks among the greatest wines of the Left Bank.

La Mission Haut-Brion 2025 is a captivating blend of power, perfume and precision. Aromas of black cherry, violet, tobacco, graphite and crushed stone lead into a concentrated yet vibrant palate framed by polished tannins and remarkable freshness. Critics praised its purity, balance and floral character, with Antonio Galloni calling it “one of the wines of the vintage.” A beautifully judged La Mission with decades ahead of it.

Top scores from all the wine critics, La Mission Haut-Brion 2025 released this morning at €168* In Bond per bottle, which is the same low price they came out at in 2024.

For us, this is a clear winner of the campaign so far. Grab your allocation in either 3x75cl or 6x75cl OWC on the website.

 

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La Mission Haut-Brion 2025

€168* In Bond per bottle

Buy La Mission Haut-Brion 2025

 

99 Points | The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve

Burning campfire embers, smoke, flowers, black cherries, blackberries, and licorice are on display in the aromatics. Texturally, you find a creamy-freshness that hits all the right notes. Concentrated, long, deep, and voluptuous, the wine is almost palate staining in its delivery, coating your palate, yet, somehow it remains energetic, and vibrant. Packed with ripe, powerful fruits, the finish builds as it lingers, and expands seamlessly on your palate. For La Mission Haut Brion , this should start drinking well with just 5-7 years of age, yet, it promises to age for decades. The wine blends 58.3% Merlot, 38.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3.4% Cabernet Franc, 13.6% ABV, 3.73 pH. Harvesting took place, September 1-September 18. Yields were low at 23 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2075.

97-99 Points | Antonio Galloni

The 2025 La Mission Haut-Brion is one of my early favorites in this vintage. Aromatic and vibrant, with striking purity, the Grand Vin is magnificent. Red-toned fruit, blood orange, pomegranate, mint and cinnamon soar from the glass. Beams of supporting tannin lend energy and shape. In a word: compelling. One of the wines of the vintage.

97-99 Points | Wine Advocate

A blend of 58.3% Merlot, 38.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3.4% Cabernet Franc, the 2025 La Mission Haut-Brion reveals a refined bouquet of smoky cassis, dark berries, spices and lead pencil, framed by a deft touch of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and layered, it’s built around a multidimensional core of fruit underpinned by fine, velvety tannins, concluding with a long, perfumed and precise finish. Combining depth with energy, it delivers a textural yet controlled expression of power, with a real sense of freshness. The result is a particularly faithful, charming rendition of La Mission, defined by its elegance and overall precision.

96-98 Points | Jeb Dunnuck

A Merlot-heavy blend of 58.3% Merlot, 38.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc that's being raised in 60% new French oak, the 2025 Château La Mission Haut-Brion sports a dense ruby/purple hue as well as juicy black raspberries, currants, smoky tobacco, freshly sharpened pencils, and liquid violet nuances on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has a pure, concentrated, layered mouthfeel, focusing tannins, and beautiful overall balance and length. It's a slightly more inward, focused expression of this cuvée, but that's the vintage, and this has tons to love. I suspect the cellar will be your friend.

96-97 Points | James Suckling

A red with lots of muscular tannins that are polished and velvety. It's full-bodied with a chewy mouthfeel and a long and intense finish. Crushed stones, dark fruit and bark at the end. 58.3% merlot, 38.3% cabernet sauvignon and 3.4% cabernet franc.

96 Points | Jane Anson

Signature finesse coupled with clear intensity and concentration, muscular with a juicy frame and crushed red rose petals on the finish. Huge ageing potential, this stretches out through the palate and delivers finesse and hidden power. 69% 1st wine. 27hl/ha yield. Harvest August 27 to September 19. 59% new oak. 3.73ph

96 Points | Decanter, Georgina Hindle

Gorgeous floral fragrance on the nose, perfumed with blackcurrants and black cherries, delicate but with real purity. Supple, round and generous, filling the mouth – chewy and grippy yet with fleshy and ripe red fruit, nothing drying, underpinned by liquorice and salty stones giving a chalky grip on the finish. Structured and intensely concentrated with energy, focus, depth and layering of texture. Full of mass, vibrancy and character. Not pristinely perfect but fun, plump and hedonistic.

94-96 Points | Vinous - Neal Martin

The 2025 La Mission Haut-Brion was picked from August 28 until September 19 at around 23 hl/ha, lower than Haut-Brion, perhaps due to higher density of planting and less competition between vines. There is less new oak, at around 59%, the same as Haut-Brion, down from around 80% in recent years. This has a perfumed bouquet, one of the most floral that I can recall, beautifully defined with black cherries, blueberry and crushed violet scents. The palate is medium-bodied with chiselled tannins, a silver thread of acidity, quite linear in style with a strict, tensile, graphite-tinged finish. Yeah, it has to play second fiddle to Haut-Brion this year, but it is still a great La Mission. 13.6% alcohol.

 

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