2024 Bordeaux: Rauzan, Poyferre, Calon, Haut-Brion, Figeac

Wines of the vintage hitting the tracks

A busy week on the Bordeaux Place has seen many of the key wines of the vintage released. At second growth Rauzan-Ségla, the mantra of winemaker Nicolas Audebert has always been 'let the terroir do the talking'; spanning very diverse soils, Rauzan comes from a terroir that has a lot to say. At Léoville Poyferré, Sara Lecompte-Cuvelier has presided over a series of recent vintages that have moved Poyferré up to the head of the St-Julien pack. Both these properties have made great 2024s, and both enjoy their lowest release price since the 2014 vintage. And from the heart of the old Léoville estate, this morning we‘ve had Las Cases.

Calon-Ségur sits at one of the highest, northernmost points of St-Estèphe, with the vineyards in a single block around the chateau. Once upon a time, before the marshes were drained, you could sail to the chateau door. The cooler conditions of 2024 have made a svelte, lithe Calon-Ségur that is tense and focussed. Calon has always been a wine that ages gracefully, and the 2024 will be no exception. 

Haut-Brion offers exquisite aromas of dark fruit, oyster shell and iodine, delivered in a monumental, stony structure. La Mission Haut-Brion is a little more open, with aromas of flower and cassis against hot rock and freshly-baked dough. Both are great wines. Nor was the action all on the left bank; we also had two of the defining St-Emilion properties. The sublime 2024 Figeac was released at a whopping 37% discount on last year’s price, and it enjoys some of the highest scores of the vintage. And from its small redoubt clinging to the limestone cliff, we also had the great Ausone. /NT

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