2024, Château Mauvesin Barton, AOC MOULIS-EN-MÉDOCBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc. The 2024 Mauvesin Barton was picked from September 25 to October 9 and matured in one third new oak. It has a pleasant bouquet with more complexity than its peers, offering brambly red fruit, hints of sage and cedar. The oak is deftly utilised here. The palate is medium bodied with grainy tannins and modest weight, classically styled as usual with a fresh if short finish. Drink over the

and you'll find an enjoyable delivery of plump raspberry and red cherry fruits

touches of tobacco emerge with time

Drinking Window 2027 - 2050

espresso roast and toasty oak

which is more structured

Less flattering but perhaps better defined with crushed stone

undergrowth nose with iris

but still unmistakeable estate signature

The purity on the nose is the first facet that you notice with perfumed black cherry

The Guinaudeaus are now focused on the best 11 hectares out of the 20

It shows more finesse than the aromatics with a zesty

with crisp acidity and gentle grip