Bordeaux 2025 en primeur: Médoc best of the rest
db Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay wraps up his review of the Médoc’s en primeur offerings by selecting some of the stars from Left Bank satellite appellations.
I conclude my review of the Left Bank in this fascinating, complex but ultimately extremely rewarding vintage with a selection of wines from the appellations of Haut-Médoc, Listrac-Médoc, Médoc and Moulis-en-Médoc.
The stars here are, perhaps unremarkably, the impressive duo of Haut-Médoc classed growths that are La Lagune and Cantemerle; their revivified competitors, Belgrave and notably the best wine produced at La Tour Carnet that I have ever tasted; and the now habitual stars of Moulis, Branas Grand Poujeaux, and of the northern Médoc, G d’Estournel.
In the days to come I will return to Bordeaux for a tasting of a selection of en primeur samples from the wines of the cru bourgeois classification. These I will write up separately and add to the tasting notes database.
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Highlights in 2025
Best of each appellation:
- Château La Lagune (Haut-Médoc) 95-97
- G d’Estournel (Médoc) 92-94
- Château Fourças-Dupré (Listrac-Médoc) 91-93+
- Château Branas Grand Poujeaux (Moulis-en-Médoc) 93-95+
Star turns:
- Château Cantemerle (Haut-Médoc) 93-95
- Château Belgrave (Haut-Médoc) 92-94
- Château La Tour Carnet (Haut-Médoc) 92-94
- Château Poujeaux (Moulis-en-Médoc) 91-93+
Tasting Notes
Please click here for the 2025 tasting notes, which can be searched by château and by appellation.
For full appellation-by-appellation reviews as they are published, click: Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Haut-Médoc & Left Bank satellite appellations (Listrac-Médoc, Médoc, & Moulis-en-Médoc), Pomerol, Saint-Émilion, ‘satellite’ Right Bank appellations (Fronsac, Lalande & Castillon), Pessac-Léognan & Graves red, Pessac-Léognan & Graves white, Medoc & Bordeaux including Vin de France (white) and Sauternes & Barsac.
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