der søger en Margaux med både finesse

which contributes to both the wine's elegance and terroir character

and a powerful

with impressive depth

Conditions were a little challenging for the Sémillon this year

Reserve de Comtesse, Pauillac, 2022, 75cl MASTER_2233 der søger en Margaux medReaders shouldn't overlook the 2022 Resrve de la Comtesse, a lovely wine that's one of the most accomplished second wines of Bordeaux. Offering up aromas of sweet minty berries, burning embers, pencil shavings and violets, it's medium to full bodied, lavish and aromatic, with an almost exotic core of fruit, powdery tannins and a penetrating finish. Drink Date: 2025 2042 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate