Vincent Millet, operations manager at Calon Ségur, confirms the elegance of the St-Estèphe terroir: “What makes the 2019 vintage so original, its main distinction, is that saline touch on the finale, which makes you want to have a second sip… in our jargon we call it palatability, and it is the mark of a great vintage.”
Always among the most coveted, the Pauillac vineyard is home to three of the five Premiers Grands Crus classés of 1855. Here as well, the terroir has spoken in this grandiose vintage. Ampleness, nobleness and balance create a winning combination.
And Margaux? For Thomas Duroux, general manager at Château Palmer, “Merlots benefitted until the end from dry and sunny weather, creating wines full of power, exuberance and flesh. Cabernets, harvested after sparse rain in late September, showcase more restraint, producing wines of rare distinction”. Quite promising, considering the appellation is known for wines full of finesse and length, along with the velvety character the region is famous for.
And finally, in Saint-Julien, general manager at Château Lagrange Mattieu Bordes says: “the 2019 vintage is made with the smallest grape berries ever seen at the estate in 36 years. The wine is rich, powerful, but what surprises is its freshness and drinkability, very suave, very unctuous.”
#117
Château Pontet-Canet Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac
"Full-bodied, rich and fantastically opulent, the palate offers layer upon layer of ripe, finely grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced. A real head-turner, this beauty is absolutely going to steal your heart!"
#131
Château Ducru-Beaucailou Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Julien
"Medium to full-bodied, the palate is a tightly wound coil poised to spring out with layer upon layer of minerals, rich black fruits and floral notes, framed by very firm, exquisitely ripe tannins and electric freshness, finishing long and incredibly layered. WOW!"
#73
Château Belgrave Grand Cru Classé
Haut-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 92-93 | V: 88-90
$48
#74
Château Cantemerle Grand Cru Classé
Haut-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 93-94 | D: 92 | V: 91-93
$45
#75
Château La Lagune Grand Cru Classé
Haut-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 94-95 | D: 94 | V: 92-94
$69
#76
Château La Tour Carnet Grand Cru Classé
Haut-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 90-92+ | JS: 93-94 | D: 93
$55
#77
Château Sociando-Mallet
Haut-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 93-94 | D: 94 | V: 92-94
$55
#78
Château Fourcas Dupré
Listrac-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 91-93 | JS: 91-92 | D: 90 | V: 90-92
$29
#79
Château Angludet
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 91-92 | D: 91 | V: 88-90
$59
#80
Château Brane-Cantenac Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 90-92+ | JS: 92-93 | D: 96 | V: 88-90
$102
#81
Château Cantenac-Brown Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 93-94 | D: 94 | V: 94-96
$77
#82
Château Desmirail
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 92-93 | D: 92 | V: 90-92
$60
#83
Château d'Issan Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 94-96+ | JS: 96-97 | D: 96 | V: 93-95
$89
#84
Château du Tertre Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 95-96
$69
#85
Château Durfort-Vivens Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
$99
#86
Château Ferrière Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
D: 94
$63
#87
Château Giscours Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 96-97 | D: 94 | V: 94-96
$87
#88
Château Kirwan Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 93-94 | D: 93 | V: 91-93
#89
Château Labegorce
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 89-91 | JS: 91-92 | D: 92 | V: 93-95
$55
#90
Château Lascombes Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 93-95+ | JS: 94-95 | D: 94 | V: 93-95
$120
#92
Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 96-97 | D: 92 | V: 95-97
$75
#93
Château Margaux Premier Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 97-100 | JS: 99-100 | D: 98 | V: 96-98
$850
#94
Château Marquis de Terme Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 90-92+ | JS: 93-94 | D: 93 | V: 90-92
$69
#95
Château Palmer Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
D: 98
$425
#96
Château Prieuré-Lichine Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 93-94 | D: 93 | V: 91-93
$63
#97
Château Rauzan-Ségla Grand Cru Classé
Margaux | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
D: 96
$139
#98
Château Branas Grand Poujeaux
Moulis-en-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 89-91 | JS: 93-94 | D: 93 | V: 92-94
$52
#99
Château Chasse-Spleen
Moulis-en-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 92-93 | D: 92 | V: 92-94
$50
#100
Château Dutruch Grand Poujeaux
Moulis-en-Médoc | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
V: 85-87
$29
#101
Château Batailley Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 95-96 | D: 94 | V: 94-96
$72
#102
Château Clerc Milon Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 92-94 | JS: 94-95 | D: 95 | V: 91-93
$125
#103
Château d'Armailhac Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 91-93 | JS: 92-93 | D: 93 | V: 92-94
$75
#104
Château Duhart-Milon Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 92-94 | JS: 95-96 | D: 94 | V: 93-95
$120
#105
Château Grand Puy Ducasse Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 92-94 | JS: 92-93 | D: 92 | V: 92-94
$59
#106
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 94-95 | D: 96 | V: 95-97
$108
#107
Château Haut-Bages Libéral Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
D: 93
$59
#108
Château Haut-Batailley Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 95-96 | D: 92 | V: 93-95
$86
#109
Château Lafite Rothschild Premier Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 97-99 | JS: 99-100 | D: 98 | V: 96-98
$995
#110
Château Lynch-Bages Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 96-97 | D: 97 | V: 95-97
$165
#111
Château Lynch-Bages Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 1.5 L
JS: 96-97 | D: 97 | V: 95-97
$330
#112
Château Lynch-Moussas Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 94-95 | D: 92 | V: 92-94
$67
#113
Château Mouton Rothschild Premier Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 98-100 | JS: 99-100 | D: 98 | V: 96-98
$725
#115
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 97-100 | JS: 97-98 | D: 97 | V: 96-98
$235
#116
Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 97-99 | JS: 98-99 | D: 98 | V: 98-100
$270
#117
Château Pontet-Canet Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 98-100 | JS: 98-99 | D: 96
$139
#118
Château Pontet-Canet Grand Cru Classé
Pauillac | Left Bank
Red wine | 1.5 L
WA: 98-100 | JS: 98-99 | D: 96
$278
#119
Château Calon-Ségur Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Vin rouge | 750 ml
WA: 95-97+ | JS: 95-96 | D: 97 | V: 95-97
$165
#120
Château Capbern
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 89-91 | JS: 93-94 | D: 92
$39
#121
Château Capbern
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Red wine | 1.5 L
WA: 89-91 | JS: 93-94 | D: 92
$78
#122
Château Cos d'Estournel Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 97-99 | JS: 98-99 | D: 98
$275
#124
Château Montrose Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
D: 98
$255
#125
Château Ormes de Pez
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 92-93 | D: 93 | V: 92-94
$48
#126
Château Phélan Ségur
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 92-94 | JS: 96-97 | D: 94 | V: 93-95
$65
#127
Château Phélan Ségur
Saint-Estèphe | Left Bank
Red wine | 1.5 L
WA: 92-94 | JS: 96-97 | D: 94 | V: 93-95
$130
#128
Château Beychevelle Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 93-94 | D: 94 | V: 93-95
$135
#129
Château Branaire-Ducru Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 95-96 | D: 93 | V: 94-96
$75
#130
Château Branaire-Ducru Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 1.5 L
JS: 95-96 | D: 93 | V: 94-96
$150
#131
Château Ducru-Beaucailou Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 97-100 | JS: 99-100 | D: 98 | V: 96-98
$280
#132
Château Gruaud Larose Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
$124
#133
Château Lagrange Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 93-94 | D: 90 | V: 94-96
$75
#134
Château Lagrange Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 1.5 L
JS: 93-94 | D: 90 | V: 94-96
$150
#135
Château Langoa Barton Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 95-96 | D: 94 | V: 93-95
$74
#136
Château Léoville Barton Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 95-96 | D: 96 | V: 94-96
$132
#137
Château Léoville Las Cases Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 98-99 | D: 98 | V: 96-98
$350
#138
Château Léoville Poyferré Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 96-97 | D: 96 | V: 96-98
$125
#139
Château Saint-Pierre Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
WA: 94-96+ | JS: 92-93 | D: 95 | V: 94-96
$83
#140
Château Talbot Grand Cru Classé
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 94-95 | D: 93 | V: 93-95
$85
#141
Clos du Marquis
Saint-Julien | Left Bank
Red wine | 750 ml
JS: 94-95 | D: 92 | V: 93-95
$85
"A vintage that flirts with perfection"
Bruno Borie, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou