Château Prieuré Lichine 2016, Margaux52. 00 per bottle ABV 13% "The 2016 Prieur Lichine is all class. Floral, silky and nuanced to the core, the 2016 is a wine of pure and total seduction. Freshly cut flowers, vibrant red fruit and creamy tannins all add to the wine's undeniable allure. In 2016, Prieur Lichine is all class, not to mention one of the sleepers of the vintage. Don't miss it! Tasted two times. Drink 2022 2041." 96 Antonio Galloni, vinous. com, January 2019

wood smoke

These producers mean business

the 2008 is one of the best Grande Années I can remember tasting

96/100James Suckling

Asian stirfry vegetables

arriving from England on a treacherous journey by sea in 1842

sour cherries that merge with sweet hints of vanilla

ON THE PALATE

the 2015 Petrus (bottled in mid-July 2017) opens in its own time to reveal crushed black cherries

It is made in wooden vats and the clusters and grapes are first cooled on a state-of-the-art sorting table

cedar chest and pencil lead

long and structured finish