All of the following 2024 St. Emilion wines were tasted in barrel in April in Bordeaux under non-blind conditions at either the chateau, various trade groups, organizations, negociants, or with consultants. When possible, wines were tasted multiple times. Because we tasted close to 150 2024 Saint Emilion wines, we published our tasting notes in two parts, with part 1 covering
2024 St. Emilion Wines A-K.
For a detailed overview and analysis of the vintage’s growing season, harvest, overall attributes and faults, producer quotes, as well as links to all of our 2024 Bordeaux appellation reports 2024 Bordeaux Vintage Report and Analysis
2024 Saint Emilion Barrel Tasting Notes, Scores, Reviews, Part 2 Wines L-Z…
2024 L’Etampe – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Espresso, cocoa, black raspberries, strawberries, and red plums from the character here, along with accents of licorice, and chocolate, this is going to be easy to enjoy on release. Drink from 2027-2037. 89-91 Pts
2024 La Clotte – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Espresso, chocolate-mint chips, flowers, and plums create the aromatic profile. Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, and polished on the palate, the finish delivers its sweet, ripe, black cherry profile with charm, and ease. You can enjoy this with just a year or two of aging. The wine blends 80% Merlot, with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 La Commanderie – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Bright, fresh, vibrant, fruity red berries, with a strong dose of garrigue come through in this medium-bodied, crisp wine. Drink from 2027-2037. 88-90 Pts
2024 La Confession – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Plums, red cherries, truffle, white flowers, and herbs fill the nose. The wine is sweet, energetic, vibrant, and leaves you with a crispy freshness that adds to the minerality found here. With Thomas Duclos as the new consultant, this is a property to watch. The wine blends 68% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 La Croizille – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Quit floral, with cherries, plums, and fresh black raspberries in the aromatics. The medium-bodied palate is fresh, bright, fruity, soft, and ready to go, with its light, vibrant fruits coupled with its touch of salty chalk in the finish. This will be quite nice to enjoy on release. Drink from 2027-2038. 90-92 Pts
2024 La Dominique – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, black raspberries, plums, and a hint of mint impart a unique character to the perfume. Refined, elegant, and fresh, the wine finishes with creamy textures, sweet ripe berries, licorice, spice, and a refreshing touch of mint, along with a hint of espresso. The wine blends 85% Merlot, with 15% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV, 3.56 pH. The wine is aged in 50% new, French oak, and 10% amphora. Drink from 2028-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 La Gaffeliere – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, oceanic and marine influences, black cherries, plums, cocoa, espresso, and licorice fill the nose with their perfume. On the palate, the wine is fresh, vibrant, fruity, and juicy, with its salty-edged, plummy profile. Elegant and lively, it can be enjoyed after just a few years of aging. The wine blends 60% Merlot, with 40% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV. Harvesting took place, September 24 – October 8. Drink from 2028-2042. 92-94 Pts
2024 La Marzelle – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Medium-bodied, chocolate-covered plums, and cherries, along with a refreshing touch of mint provide everything this early-drinking, easy-to-like wine needs. The wine blends 80% Merlot, with 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2027-2040. 90-92 Pts
Stephan von Neipperg La Mondotte “Selection in the vineyards and in the cellars was extremely important with 2024 Bordeaux. Work in the cellars with a light touch to the thin skins of the grapes, we took care with a slow and careful approach to the extractions as well.”
2024 La Mondotte – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black with red currants and cherries, accented by flowers, licorice, truffle, and ocean breezes, forms the aromatic profile. The palate quickly focuses on its dark pit fruit profile, complemented by a salty, minty freshness. There is energy and lift that balances the fruit in the lingering, fresh finish. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV. The harvest took place September 23 – October 5. 2029-2047. 93-95 Pts
2024 La Serre – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Fresh, vibrant, soft, and refined, with sweetness, and lift to its core of raspberries, cherries, and plums, with a touch of spice and minty freshness in the finish, this is going to be delicious on release and for 12-15 years after that. Picking took place September 28 – October 9. Drink from 2027-2040. 90-92 Pts
2024 La-Fleur-Morange – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Espresso, chocolate, flowers, plums, and cherries fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, forward, fruity, light, and easy-going, so you can enjoy all of its fruits, freshness, and crushed stone character, with refreshing mints just about on release. Drink from 2027-2040. 90-92 Pts
2024 Laforge – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black cherry, vanilla, and licorice pop in the nose. The wine is supple, with a round-textured profile, leaving you with a touch of refreshing mint, and licorice in the finish. The wine blends 92% Merlot with 8% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV. Drink from 2027-2039. 90-92 Pts
2024 Laniote – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Medium-bodied, fresh, vibrant, and fruity, with notes of espresso, licorice, and dark cocoa to accompany the vibrant red plums, and cherries. The wine blends 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2027-2036. 88-90 Pts
2024 Larcis Ducasse – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, black raspberries, licorice, and a tiny hint of espresso create the perfume. Medium-bodied, fresh, mineral-driven cherries, red plums, cocoa, and spices provide an upbeat, vibrant, refined wine with a refreshing touch of salty-mints that comes in at the back of the long finish. There is purity, length, and energy in the finish that you easily sense as it lingers. The wine blends 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc. 13.4% ABV. Drink from 2028-2045. 93-95 Pts
2024 Larmande – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black raspberries, flowers, and spice show easily in the nose. The medium-bodied palate is sweet, juicy, round, and fresh, with black raspberries, and soft, vibrant cherries in the finish. The wine blends 65% Merlot, with 35% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2040. 90-92 Pts
2024 Laroque – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Quite floral in the nose, with accents of raspberries, and cherries that fill in the perfume. Medium-bodied, bright, crisp, and crunchy, with a focus on its core of vibrant strawberries, red cherries, and raspberries. Elegant, and with a lot of freshness in this vintage, you can enjoy this early for all its fruity charms. The wine was made with 98% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV. Drink from 2028-2042. 90-92 Pts
2024 Laroze – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Medium-bodied, vibrant, and energetic, the wine is bright, fruity, and reserved in character, finishing with red plums, cherries, cocoa, espresso, and spearmint on the back end. Drink from 2027-2039. 90-92 Pts
2024 Le Dome – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Espresso, licorice, flowers, black plums, and chocolate form the nose. The palate is equal to its task, with its round dark cherries, supple, creamy textures, and touch of licorice in the vibrant finish. The wine blends 80% Cabernet Franc with 20% Merlot, 13% ABV. The harvest took place October 1-October 7. Drink from 2027-2044. Drink from 2028-2045. 93-95 Pts 93-95 Pts
2024 Le Prieure – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, plums, dried herbs, and ocean breezes fill the perfume. The wine is medium-bodied, forward, fruity, vibrant, elegant, and open, with a focus on its sweet, core of red plums, and their discreet touch of cocoa in the finish. This is the first vintage produced in the estate’s new, cellars allowing for parcel by parcel vinification. The wine blends 95% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc.13.4% ABV. Drink from 2027-2042. 91-93 Pts
2024 Les Asteries – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Crushed rocks, and stones, flowers, and currants pop in the nose. The palate offers its distinctive mineral profile complicated with blackberries, herbs, smoke, and licorice. The crisp finish is intensely mineral-driven. The wine blends 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2028-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Les Gravieres – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Round, polished, fruity, and already delicious, it will be easy to enjoy all of the chocolate, plums, licorice, and black cherries on the palate, and in the finish on release. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2027-2038. 90-92 Pts
2024 Lif – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Initially you find notes of crushed rocks, before you delve into the flowers, plums, licorice, and salty cherries in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is sweet, juicy, fresh, and expressing a gorgeous sense of purity, lift, energy, and elegance, finishing with sweet, ripe, red plums, and raspberries. The wine blends 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV, pH 3.37. The harvest took place October 4 – October 8. Drink from 2028-2042. 92-94 Pts
2024 Lucia – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Round, supple, forward, and fruity, there is a lot of chocolate filled charm here along with nuances of licorice, espresso, and red plums on the palate, as well as in the finish. The wine is made from 90% Merlot, with 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2038. 90-92 Pts
2024 Lynsolence – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Coconut, black cherries, and plums are all over the place here, in the perfume, and on the palate. The fruits are bright, juicy, and crisp, with a bit of oak in the finish that needs to better integrate. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2028-2040. 90-92 Pts
2024 Mangot – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Medium-bodied, vibrant, fresh, and fruity, the wine features a subtle hint of orange rind that complements the display of soft, polished, fresh red fruits on the palate, as well as in the finish. The wine is produced from a blend of 64% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Mazerat – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Crushed stones, licorice, spice, espresso, and black cherries pop in the nose. The wine is juicy, round, forward, and with a crushed rock accent that adds vitality to the mid-palate, and to the finish. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. 13.9% ABV. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Monbousquet – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black raspberries, black cherries, flowers, licorice, and a hint of smoke in the aromatic profile gets the wine going. On the palate, the wine is juicy, fruity, round, sweet, and polished, with loads of black cherries, chocolate, licorice, and espresso in the finish. Allow it just a year or two in the bottle for the oak to better integrate, and it is going to be an even better wine. The wine blends 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.6% ABV. Drink from 2028-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Mondou – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, licorice, chocolate, espresso, and black cherries are on display in the perfume, and on the medium-bodied, soft, fruity, forward palate making this easy so that it can be enjoyed shortly after release. Give it a year, or two for the oak to integrate, and it could be even better. Drink from 2028-2038. 90-92 Pts
2024 Montlabert – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, red pit fruits, licorice, and a touch of espresso already pops in the nose. On the palate, the wine is fresh, fruity, forward, and juicy, with vibrant, red berries, and a refreshing touch of mint in the finish. The wine blends 75% Merlot, with 25% Cabernet Franc. 13.6% ABV. Drink from 2027-2038. 91-93 Pts
2024 Montlisse – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, cocoa, black cherries, licorice, and espresso offer their aromatics with little effort. Medium-bodied, soft, creamy, and fresh, with sweet, juicy chocolate mint accented salty fruits finish the wine. You can enjoy this in its youth, as well as age it for more complexities. 2027-2038. 90-92 Pts
2024 Moulin Saint Georges – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Underbrush, flowers, strawberries, tobacco, and cherries provide the wine its fragrant profile. Medium-bodied, soft, juicy, and fresh, the wine is elegant, with lift, energy, and a hint of crushed stone at the backend of the finish. 80% percent Merlot, with 20% Cabernet Franc create the blend. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Moulin du Cadet – St. Émilion Grand Cru – With a floral aromatic profile, one discovers notes of licorice, black cherries, plums, espresso, spice, and chocolate in the finish. On the palate, the wine feels silky, lush, and polished. It showcases sweetness alongside lift, culminating in an energetic, luscious finish. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. 13% ABV. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
Henrique Da Costa Chateau Pavie “It’s our terroir that really helped us in this vintage. 2024 holds the record for the most difficult vintage to produce since we purchased the estate. Our efforts in the vineyards, green harvesting, and selection during picking, and the ability to be patient in the search for ripeness is what made the difference for us this year.
2024 Pavie – St. Émilion Grand Cru – The darkest colored wine of the vintage opens with a bouquet of flowers, licorice, chocolate, black cherries, plums, espresso, and crushed stones. The palate is even better, showcasing depth, opulence, freshness, length, and energy, culminating in layers of dark, black pit fruits and an intense minerality that adds a salty edge, enticing you to take another sip. The wine blends 51% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc, and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.71% ABV. Harvesting took place September 27 – October 9. Drink from 2030-2050. 94-96 Pts
2024 Pavie Aromes de Pavie – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Balancing its elegance, and freshness, you find dark, cherries, espresso, mint, plums and salty chocolate in the perfume. The palate, is sweet, juicy, and fresh, with energy, and vibrancy to the fruits on the palate, and in the finish. The wine blends 50% Merlot with 50% Cabernet Franc. 13.7% ABV. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
Cyrille Thienpoint Pavie Macquin “Due to the rains during the harvest, we needed to perform a small bleeding of the vats, which helped us achieve better balance and harmony in the wines. We also conducted gentle extractions with fewer pump overs and used less new French oak in the aging, as that is what the 2024 vintage calls for needed.”
2024 Pavie Macquin – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black raspberries, licorice, espresso, cherries, and plums already leap from the nose. There is purity, elegance, and lift to all the red fruits in the aroma and on the palate. The finish is juicy, crisp, and vibrant, with a vivid aftertaste. The wine blends 84% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13% ABV, 3.35 pH. The harvest took place October 3 – October 8. Drink from 2029-2044. 92-94 Pts
2024 Peby Faugeres – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, dark pit fruits, chocolate, boysenberries, and licorice create a captivating aromatic profile and delightful palate experience. Supple, creamy, fresh, and fruity, the wine reveals its minerality-driven essence with ease. The fruits provide lift and energy from start to finish, making everything work beautifully this year. The wine is produced from 100% old-vine Merlot. Harvesting took place September 24 – October 10. Drink from 2029-2044. 92-94 Pts
2024 Petit Faurie deSoutard – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Spices, flowers, licorice, and cherries create the nose. The medium-bodied palate is bright, fresh, and spicy, with a light touch to the red berries in the finish. This is going to be perfect for early drinking pleasure as soon as it is released. Drink from 2027-2034. 89-91 Pts
2024 Petit Gravet Aine – St. Émilion Grand Cru – The perfume is quite floral in nature, with touches of spice, cedar, tobacco, mint, and red fruits coming through. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, pure, fresh, and salty. The finish reveals a strong sense of minerality, accompanied by a minty freshness that enhances its length and complexity. Produced from 90% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot, making this highest percentage of any Cabernet Franc blend in Bordeaux. Drink from 2029-2048. 93-95 Pts
2024 Poesia – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Darker than its stablemate in its fruit, and color, the wine already offers its layers of black cherries, plums, flowers, licorice, and cocoa in the nose, and palate. Juicy, vibrant, and supple, the finish leaves you with its red fruits, dried garrigue, and salty accents. The wine blends 70% Merlot, with 30% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV, 3.4 pH. Drink from 2027-2040. 92-94 Pts
2024 Pressac – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black cherries, licorice, and flowers come together in the nose, and on the bright, fresh, medium-bodied, vibrant, crisp, black-raspberry, cocoa, licorice, and, espresso oriented palate. This should be a pleasure to taste with just a year or so of aging. Drink from 2028-2040. 90-92 Pts
2024 Puy-Blanquet – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Floral, and fruity, with hints of espresso, and chocolate, the wine is medium-bodied, plummy, and round, with a supple-textured, black cherry filled finish. The wine blends 75% Merlot, with 25% Cabernet Franc, 13.4% ABV. Drink from 2027-2037. 90-92 Pts
2024 Quinault LEnclos – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, licorice, cherries, and a hint of orange rind. The palate is medium-bodied, vibrant, crisp, fresh, and refreshing, finishing with more licorice, along with cherries, mint, and a hint of orange rind. The palate is medium-bodied, vibrant, crisp, fresh, and refreshing, finishing with more licorice, along with cherries and spearmint in the end note.. The wine blends 63% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc. The wine is aged in foudres and demi-muids, which represent 15% of the harvest. 12.9% ABV. Drink from 2028-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Quintus – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black cherries, licorice, flowers, and plums are already quite expressive in the nose, and on the palate. Medium-bodied, elegant, fresh, soft-textured, and polished, the wine is all about its purity of fruit, refinement, lift, and energy which you see, from start to finish in its core of raspberries, strawberries, and cherries that linger. The wine blends 77.2% Merlot, with 22.8% Cabernet Franc. 13.1% ABV. The harvest took place September 24 – October 4. Yields were 34 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2028-2042. 92-94 Pts
2024 Quintus Le Dragon de Quintus – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Tobacco wrapper, flowers, cedar, and mint combine with bright, fresh, red berries to produce a vibrant, medium-bodied, elegant, fruity wine that is going to be delicious on release. You can enjoy this with pleasure in its youth, for all its fruits, and freshness. The wine blends 78.5% Merlot, and 21.5% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2034. 90-92 Pts
2024 Quintus St. Emilion de Quintus – St. Émilion – Blending 92.8% Merlot, with 7.2% Merlot produced a soft, charming, early-drinking, strawberry, and raspberry filled charmer that’s perfect for imbibing over the next few years. Drink from 2027-2031. 89-91 Pts
2024 Ripeau – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Medium-bodied, fresh, bright, forward, cherry, strawberry, and plum-filled wine that will be easy to enjoy on release for its open, floral, and red berry-filled character. Drink from 2027-2035. 88-90 Pts
2024 Rochebelle – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Bright, fresh, crisp, and juicy, the fruits are sweet, with lift, energy, and refinement on the palate and in the mint-edged finish. Drink from 2027-2038. 90-92 Pts
2024 Rocheyron – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, mint, tobacco, cherries, and licorice create the perfume. The medium-bodied palate reveals a sense of purity, elegance, and refinement. The fruits are sweet, vibrant, and clean, finishing with plums, cherries, and black raspberries, alongside a touch of chalk in the finish. The wine consists of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Harvesting took place September 23 – October 3. 13.2% ABV. Drink from 2028-2044. 92-94 Pts
2024 Rol Valentin – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Quite floral in the perfume, you also find black raspberries, licorice, and espresso notes. The palate is light, and fresh, with soft-juicy, black raspberries, and plums, espresso, and salty chocolate in the finish. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Malbec. Drink from 2028-2040. 90-92 Pts
2024 Roylland – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Black cherries, licorice, and flowers get the wine going. Soft, fresh, round-textured, and fruity, the wine finishes with brightness, and a touch of salt in the finish. The wine blends 75% Merlot, with 25% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2036. 90-92 Pts
2024 Saint-Georges-Cote-Pavie – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, mint, and red pit fruits work well in the perfume, and on the vibrant, fresh palate. The fruits are energetic, firm, and mineral-driven, allowing all the limestone to come through in the palate, and in the red pit-fruit oriented finish. The wine blends 85% Merlot, with 15% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Saintayme – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Espresso, cocoa, black cherries, and flowers open the aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, juicy, and vibrant, with a refreshing, leafy, herbal twist, and touch of chocolate that comes in at the end of the finish. This will be ready-to-go on release and age for at least a decade after that. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot, 13% ABV. Harvesting took place September 23 – October 6. Drink from 2027-2037. 90-92 Pts
2024 Sanctus – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, black cherries, and plums are already on display in this soft, polished, fresh, juicy, medium-bodied wine that leaves you with a touch of mint, and cocoa in the chalky finish Give this a year, or two in the bottle it’s going to be even better. The wine blends 70% Merlot, with 30% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2040. 91-93 Pts
2024 Sansonnet – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Licorice, spice, flowers, black cherries, espresso, and black raspberries create the complex aromatics. The palate is round, supple, and fresh, featuring sweet, ripe plums, black cherries, and a hint of cappuccino finish. The wine blends 86% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13% ABV. Harvesting took place September 25 – October 9. Drink from 2028-2045. 93-95 Pts
2024 Simard – St. Émilion – Fresh strawberries, and mint define the perfume. The wine is bright, fresh and juicy, with more of those sweet, strawberries, paired with minty accents on the palate, and in the finish. You can enjoy this on release for its fruits, and freshness. The wine blends 50% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2027-2037. 89-91 Pts
2024 Soutard – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Medium-bodied, floral, fresh, and vibrant, the wine focuses you on its red berry side, with vibrant raspberries, cherries, and red plums. Elegantly styled, there is lift, and energy in the finish. Drink from 2027-2042. 91-93 Pts
2024 SoutardCadet – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, espresso, cherries, plums, smoke, and cocoa form the complex aromatic profile. Medium-bodied, vibrant, energetic, red fruits, with lift, length, and purity in the mid-palate, as well as in the supple-textured finish. The wine blends 97% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot. The wine is aging in a combination of new, French oak barrels and amphora. Harvesting took place Harvesting took place September 28 – October 9. Drink from 2028-2044. 91-93 Pts
2024 Tertre Roteboeuf – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Flowers, spearmint, tobacco, plums, cherries, smoke, licorice, and truffles define the aromatic character. The palate is sweet, lively, and fresh, with juicy strawberries, red plums, black raspberries, and cherries, and a touch of smoked mint, that shines in the finish. The blend is 85% Merlot, with 15% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV. Harvesting took place September 30 – October 1. Drink from 2028-2045. 93-95 Pts
2024 Teyssier – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Licorice, black cherries, and herbs fill the core of the wine in the nose, and on the medium-bodied palate. Round, and glossy, the finish is all about its cherry-filled center. Forward, and easy to drink, you can enjoy this on release. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2037. 89-91 Pts
2024 Tour Baladoz – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Fruity, forward, light, fresh, and already easy to like, as well as enjoy in your glass, the wine is medium-bodied, soft-textured, and delicate, so you can enjoy this for its refreshing plums, licorice, and cocoa on release. Drink from 2027-2038. 89-91 Pts
2024 Tour Saint Christophe – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Licorice, smoke, black raspberries, toffee, and flowers permeate the nose. The palate is fresh, sweet, and juicy, with vibrant cherries, plums and a touch of minerality in the finish. Give this just a year or so in the bottle, and it will be ready-to-go on release. The wine is made from blending 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV. The harvest took place from September 24 to October 10. Drink from 2028-2040. 92-94 Pts
2024 Trianon – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Mint, espresso, cocoa, and black raspberries shine in the nose, and on the medium-bodied, soft, easy-drinking, light, fresh, palate. You can enjoy this on release, and for about a decade after that. Drink from 2027-2038. 89-91 Pts. 89-91 Pts
2024 Trimoulet – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Fruity, forward, fresh, vibrant red cherries, and plums with licorice, and cocoa accents already show in this medium-bodied, lighter-styled wine. This will be at its best in its youth. Drink from 2027-2034. 87-89 Pts
Aymeric de Gironde Chateau Troplong Mondot “Honestly, we did not reinvent anything new with the 2024 Bordeaux. We worked as we always do. It was the vineyard and our terroir that deserve the credit for all the work this year.”
2024 Troplong Mondot – St. Émilion Grand Cru – One of the darker hues of the vintage, you initially find licorice, chocolate, roses, sea salt, plums, and black raspberries. The palate continues with that theme, delivering vibrant, refined red fruits, elegant tannins, and sweet, bright, elegant red plums, with chalky tones that persist through to the finish. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV, 3.38 pH. Harvesting started September 20 – October 14. Drink from 2029-2045. 94-96 Pts
2024 Troplong Mondot – Mondot by Troplong Mondot – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Floral, leafy, and spicy, the red berries are easy to spot in the perfume. On the medium-bodied palate, the wine delivers its fruits and freshness with ease. Vibrant, firm, and chalky, you can enjoy this on release. The wine is a parcel selection blending 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc. This is the first vintage aged in a combination of 50% foudres and used oak barrels. Drink from 2027-2035. 89-91 Pts
2024 Trottevieille – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Licorice, flowers, espresso, black plums, and chocolate-covered cherries are abundant here. Medium-bodied, fresh, refined, and silky, the fruits glide smoothly across your palate, leading to a sophisticated finish that concludes with a subtle hint of chocolate mint. The wine blends 56% Cabernet Franc, 41% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon.14% ABV. The harvest took place September 20 – October 5. Drink from 2028-2044. 92-94 Pts
2024 Trotte Vieille Dame de Trotte Vieille – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Fruity, forward, and already charming, you can enjoy this medium-bodied, fresh, cherry-dominated wine on release for its plummy attitude, and softness on the palate. The wine blends 56% Merlot, with 44% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2037. 89-91 Pts. 89-91 Pts
2024 Valandraud – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Chocolate-covered black raspberries, flowers, espresso, mocha, and black cherries present themselves prominently in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is fresh, creamy, supple, forward, and rounded. The fruits fill the palate, lingering with their sweetness, plushness, and a strong sense of minerality. Give it just a few years of bottle age, and it will be quite enjoyable. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV. Harvesting took place September 26 – October 7. Drink from 2029-2045. 94-96 Pts
2024 Valandraud 3 by Valandraud – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Cherries, plums, espresso, spearmint and cocoa nuances open the wine. Medium-bodied, bright, fruity, and fresh, this is going to be easy to enjoy on release for all of its fruits, and energy in the finish. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2027-2034. 89-91 Pts
2024 Valandraud Virginie de Valandraud – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Fruity, juicy, forward, and already a pleasure in your glass, the wine delivers its soft-textured, supple, bright, crisp, red fruits, with their refreshing touch of mint, and crushed stones with ease. The wine blends 90% Merlot, with 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2027-2040. 90-92 Pts
2024 Valandraud Blanc de Valandraud – Bordeaux – Grapefruit, flowers, lemon peel, oranges, honeysuckle, and ginger snaps fill the perfume. There is purity in the fruits, creamy textures, accents of crushed stone, and a vivid yellow citrus finish. The wine blends 55% Sauvignon Gris, 40% Sauvignon Blanc, and 5% Semillon. Drink from 2027-2035. 94 Pts
2024 Valandraud Virginie de Valandraud Blanc – Bordeaux – Yellow citrus, white peach, and orange rind scents already pop in the perfume. The citrusy character on the palate, is fresh, creamy, and fruity, leaving you with loads of sweet lemons, a touch of vanilla, and lively tangerines. The wine blends 60% Sauvignon Blanc, with 40% Semillon. Drink from 2027-2033. 93 Pts
2024 Villemaurine – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Licorice, smoke, espresso, chocolate, and black cherry aromatics open the perfume getting the wine started. On the palate, the wine is rich, deep, long, creamy, and most importantly, fresh. The fruits provide length, suppleness, and character, finishing with salty accents, and minty nuances that you find as the wine lingers. Refined, and concentrated, you can enjoy this with just a year or two of aging. The wine blends 83% Merlot with 11% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13.2% ABV. Harvesting took place September 25 – October 7. Drink from 2028-2040. 93-95 Pts
2024 YonFigeac – St. Émilion Grand Cru – Medium-bodied, bright, light, supple, and fresh, the wine instantly displays its sweet ripe, red cherries, plums, licorice, espresso, and touches of mint with a single swirl, sniff, and sip. Drink from 2027-2037. 89-91 Pts
Up next, we continue checking out 2024 Right Bank wines with our look at 2024 Pomerol and Lalande de Pomerol before moving on to 2024 Cotes de Bordeaux, 2024 Fronsac, and finally, 2024 Bordeaux Superieur.
