En Primeur Releases: 19 - 25 May
Bordeaux Index
21 May 2025
Bordeaux En Primeur 2024 is officially underway - here’s a roundup of this week's releases
2024 Château Lascombes
Release Price: GBP 498 per 12x75cl IB (other formats available)
95-96pts Zekun Shai, jamessuckling.com | "A touch of warm bread, graphite and fresh blackberries with a touch of black pepper. Richer and more concentrated than many from this vintage, this has excellent depth, full body and very complete, fine-grained tannins. Long, broad and juicy. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 30% merlot and 5% cabernet franc and petit verdot combined. Around 60% new oak with lighter toast now."
2024 Château Giscours
Release Price: GBP 213 per 6x75cl IB (other formats available)
93-95pts Antonio Galloni, Vinous | "The 2024 Giscours is impressive. Elegant and sleek, with fine balance, Giscours is all class. The bouquet alone is so enticing. Small red berry fruit, spice, tobacco, mint and cedar are all finely sketched in a mid-weight, nervy Giscours that is quite showy right out of the gate. There is a bit of edginess in the tannins, but that's not anything that can't be addressed with élevage. A closing burst of aromatics leaves a long-lasting impression. Tasted three times."
2024 Château Haut Brion Premier Cru
Release Price: GBP 1440 per 6x75cl IB (other formats available)
95-97pts Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent | "Deep garnet-purple colored. Needs a lot of shaking to wake up scents of crushed black currants, red currant jelly, and boysenberries, followed by hints of Sichuan pepper, garrigue, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate has a firm texture of ripe, fine-grained tannins and great freshness framing the tightly wound, mineral-laced fruits, finishing on a lingering ferrous note."
2024 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Cru Classe
Release Price: GBP 870 per 6x75cl IB (other formats available)
93-95pts Neal Martin, Vinous | "The 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion has a beautifully defined bouquet with pure, mineral-led black fruit, hints of blueberry and a subtle sea spray influence. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins. Fresh and vibrant, this La Mission feels very cohesive and sophisticated. No, there is not the depth and persistence of a top-drawer vintage, but its noticeable complexity is a cut above."
2024 Château Troplong-Mondot
Release Price: GBP 432 per 6x75cl IB (other formats available)
95-97pts Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent | "Deep garnet-purple colored. Needs a lot of shaking to wake up wonderfully pure notes of red currant jelly, fresh blackberries, and licorice, plus hints of cardamom, mint tea, and lilacs. The light to medium-bodied palate shimmers with vibrant red and black berry flavors, supported by fine-grained tannins and fantastic tension, finishing long and minerally. Seriously good!."
2024 Château Ausone
Release Price: GBP 1842 per 6x75cl IB (other formats available)
97-98pts James Suckling | "A really classic Ausone, reminiscent of the great ones of the 1980s. Medium-bodied, it has such clarity and brightness and length. Purity and precision with drive and focus from superb viticulture and winemaking. A blend of 65% cabernet franc and 35% merlot."
2024 Château Figeac
Release Price: GBP 564 per 6x75cl IB (other formats available)
96-98pts Lisa Perrotti-Brown | "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2024 Figeac opens with classic notes of cassis, kirsch, pencil shavings, and violets, leading to nuances of mint tea and underbrush. The medium-bodied palate is dense with tightly wound black and red berry flavors, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and wonderful tension, finishing very long with lots of mineral and floral sparks. An absolute triumph in this vintage. Tasted twice with consistent score and notes."
2024 Château Leoville Poyferre
Release Price: GBP 282 per 6x75cl IB (other formats available)
94-96pts Jeb Dunnuck | "Looking at the Grand Vin, the 2024 Château Léoville Poyferré is based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It shows deep purple hues and classic notes of cassis, lead pencil, graphite, crushed stone, and violets. Pure, polished, and elegant on the palate, it has perfectly ripe tannins and plays in the forward, charming style of the vintage while still delivering plenty of depth and richness. It's aging in 80% new French oak for 18 to 20 months."
