Jane Anson – Avril 2024 – 94pts

Beautifully deep inky plum colour, a touch of heat on the nose, but well balanced by peony flowers and damson fruits. This stretches out through the palate, white pepper and rosemary spice notes, a kick of turmeric and cinnamon, good persistency, and combines exuberance and restraint. 45% new oak and 5% in amphora for ageing. […]

Chris Kissack – Avril 2024 – 93-95pts

The 2023 from Château de Pressac offers threads of sweet red cherry and redcurrant swirled with leather, tobacco, vanilla and toast. And there is a touch of cherry ripple ice cream here, with a black pepper lift. This is immediately convincing on the palate, feeling dark and more concentrated than the nose suggested, with dark […]

Lisa Perrotti – Mai 2024 – 92-94pts

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 de Pressac needs a lot of patient swirling to bring out notes of redcurrant jelly and juicy plums leading to underlying hints of lilacs, pencil shavings, and fragrant earth. The medium-bodied palate is lively and soft-textured, with delicately layered, understated fruit and a perfumed, whispery finish. This is very […]

Tom Mullen – Mai 2024 – 95-96pts

A blend of Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon/Carménère/Malbec/Petit Verdot from rom Jean-François and Dominique Quenin comes this wine aged 18 months in new and used oak barrels and clay amphorae. Spry aromas—think tangerine tajine, orange slices pulled from sangria, strawberries and shortbread. A linear attack followed by a three course mid palate including yams, cassis, chocolate and […]

James Suckling – Avril 2024 – 94-95pts

Really refined and focused with blackberry, blueberry and crushed stone. Medium-bodied with class and tension. Racy.