St-Emilion GCC 2016: Panel tasting results

JP Moueix bought this 26ha estate next to Château Ausone in 2008. The château was previously known as Bélair, and Christian Moueix added Monange –...

This is strikingly intense on the nose, with exquisite and perfumed blackcurrant fruit that is clear and pure. The attack is fresh and highly...

Run by Philippe Castéja, CEO of his family négociant house Borie-Manoux who bought the estate in 1947. An unusually large proportion of the 12ha vineyard,...

A premier grand cru classé A in the St-Emilion Classification since 2012, Angélus removed itself from the controversial system before the 2022 rankings. A family...

Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse is the ninth generation at this estate, in the family since 1847. In 2021, when 30 other family shareholders wanted to sell, she...

One of the early micro-wineries, named after the surname of Murielle Andraud, co-founder with her husband Jean-Luc Thunevin. From their purchase in 1991 of a...

This château was the site of the English surrender in 1453 at the end of the Hundred Years War. Owned since 1997 by JeanFrançois and...

Owned by the Gratiot-Attmane family since 1893, Nicolas Thienpont has managed this estate, which abuts Pavie, since 2002, supported by winemaker David Suire and Julien...

A monumental Pavie. Incredible aromatic intensity, depth and energy; alive, bright and beautifully poised. Packed with power, precision and tension, yet silky smooth, sharp and...

A 15ha estate owned by the Corre family, descendants of Albert Macquin, who bought the property in 1887 and was the first in St-Emilion to...

Smoked cherries, dark chocolate spice, black cherry and currant with liquorice aromas. Supple and generous with great freshness and persistence. Plumy richness with blackcurrant leaves...

Ripe, fragranced black fruit with coffee beans and dark chocolate on the nose. Juicy, bright and vibrant with a core of dark, bramble fruit. Liquorice,...

Jammy with sweet spice, blackcurrant and tomato leaves on the nose. Plum, wild raspberry, strawberry and cherry fruit core. Layers of fruit, acidity, fine tannins...

Blackcurrant, dark cherry and prune with notes of coffee and cedar on the nose. Supple, bouncy, juicy and friendly with an iron tang, fig and...

Smoke, tobacco, cigar box, graphite, mingle with coffee, dark chocolate, and bright cherry fruit. A touch meaty, with fragranced purple flowers and ripe dark berry...

<p>Among the wines tasted for this article, this is the first vintage where things fall into place, with greater fruit purity – autumnal red berry...

Seriously fragranced and aromatic, with cassis, dried fig, prune and raisin. Cedar and clove spice gently mask the bright, red berry fruit. Dense, supple and...

Second label. Vibrant with black floral fruit and sweet spice aromas, intense and powerful. Juicy, fresh strawberries and cherries with layers of liquorice and clove....

Lovely, elegant ripe fruit on the nose with perfumed bramble, redcurrant and floral spice aromas. Chestnut and tobacco leaves are layered with plump cherry, strawberry...

Dark bramble, blackcurrant, liquorice, plum and cedar spice on the nose. Lithe, supple and juicy on the palate, so mouthwatering but also a touch dry...

A bouquet of roasted plum, blueberry, shaved almond and vanilla reflect the richness and coolness of the 2016 vintage. With a broad attack, the palate...

Perfumed, lifted blueberry, blackcurrant and sweet spice on the nose. Smooth and supple, succulent, almost sweet - like blueberry jam. Mocha and dark chocolate with...

Smoky sweet spice with juicy, ripe red berries on the nose. The core of liquorice and star anise is supported by plump, fleshy vibrant loganberry...

Woody spice with perfumed roses, violets, dark chocolate, and blackcurrants. Sleek and refined, this has a lovely texture with mocha hits, dark cherry and plum....

Potent blackcurrant and black cherry, dark cocoa and cedar nose. Supple and lifted with blueberry and wild plum, redcurrant, menthol and graphite. Nicely controlled and...

Heady and ripe, dark fruits, cassis, liquorice with clove spice and blackcurrant aromas. Juicy but quite savoury, liquorice, clove, and toasted oak flavours mingle with...

Open and expressive with notes of smoke, black fruits and heady floral aromas. Racy and vibrant, with an intense richness of black and blue fruits....

Black fruit and red cherry with lifted spice and cedar smoke on the nose. Raspberry coulis and loganberry with a salty, graphite, pencil-lead tang on...

Ripe plum and sweet spice with hints of smoky wood and black cherry on the nose. Crunchy, bright and vibrant on the palate. Fleshy, with...

Second label. Inviting aromas of ripe black fruit, floral, raspberry leaf and wet stone. Red fruits dominate the palate with a soft, juicy and chewy...

Ripe, heady, full and rich with Christmas cake and nutty caramel on the nose. Delicate blue fruits, blackcurrant with textured, chalky, grippy tannins. Concentrated and...