Inky plum, good quality black fruits on the opening, slate and cocoa bean, understated with some concentration through the mid palate, enjoyable if not quite showing the excellence of recent vintages, impacted by the challenges of 2024. 91 points

The 2024 La Vieille Cure is a fruity, delicate wine. Red cherry fruit, blood orange, spice, new leather and cedar all build nicely. This mid-weight, supple Cotes de Castillon is a winner. 89-91 points

The 2024 La Vieille Cure has a touch of reduction on the nose, though it is armed with ample red berry fruit and scents of wilted rose petal and orange pith. It just needs a little coaxing. The palate is well balanced with fine tannins, a little grainy in texture but I appreciate its cohesion on the finish. This is one to look out for. 89-91 points