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CHATEAU RECOUGNE – AOC BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR "Il m'a été conseillé, il y a 35 ans lors d'une tournée par un restaurateur qui m'en a sorti un flacon de derrière les fagots. Depuis, je n'ai cessé d'en commander chaque année. Il ne m'a jamais déçu." PIERRE PERRET VINTAGE 2015  GOLD MEDAL – GILBERT & GAILLARD 2017 VINTAGE 2014  SILVER MEDAL – LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARD 2016  BRONZE MEDAL – CONCOURS DE BRUXELLES 2016  COMMENDED – DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARD  88 POINTS – WINE ENTHUSIAST  COUP DE CŒUR 2** STARS - GUIDE HACHETTE VINTAGE 2013  GOLD MEDAL – CONCOURS DE LYON 2015  GOLD MEDAL – CONCOURS DE BRUXELLES 2015  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 85-88 – April 2014 « Features good ripeness, with slightly soft plum and bitter black cherry notes lined with a sinewy structure through the finish. »  GUIDE HUBERT « Nez puissant et de bonne complexité, arômes de fruits noirs d’eucalyptus, bouche dense, franche, avec des tanins serrés, des arômes persistants et de la vivacité, pour ce vin particulièrement tonique et énergique. » VINTAGE 2012  GOLD MEDAL – BERLINER TROPHY 2015  SILVER MEDAL – CONCOURS GENERAL DE PARIS 2014  ROBERT PARKER – Score : 87  R.VOSS – WINE ENTHUSIAST – Score : 90 « Spicy, ripe and fruity, this wine has enough structure to give shape to the broad black fruits that are the stars. A smoky element comes from just the right amount of wood aging. Drink from 2017. » VINTAGE 2011  GOLD MEDAL – BERLINER TROPHY  SILVER MEDAL – SAKURA JAPAN WOMEN’S WINE AWARD 2014  R. PARKER – “THE BEST OF THE PETITS CHATEAUX” – Score : 87-89 – April 2012  R.VOSS – WINE ENTHUSIAST – Score : 85 – January 2014 « This is an austere wine that’s tough on the palate and with high acidity. The black currant fruitiness is still dev eloping, so the wine shouldn’t be drunk before 2016. »

VINTAGE 2010  GOLD MEDAL – CONCOURS GENERAL DE PARIS 2012  SILVER MEDAL – CONCOURS DE BORDEAUX 2012  BRONZE MEDAL – DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARD  R.VOSS – WINE ENTHUSIAST – Score : 82 – January 2013  DECANTER MAGAZINE – Score : 3*** STARS – November 2011 « Some firm black fruit evident, and good clean flavours, if a touch short. This wine is a classic Bordeaux blend of 75% merlot and 25% cabernet sauvignon, and has a good balance. Eminently drinkable. »  GAULT ET MILLAU – Score : 14,5/20 « Ce vin bien né sur de beaux coteaux à proximité de Pomerol nous livre un vin proche de son terroir et plein de sincérité. On retrouve le côté pulpeux du merlot de la rive droite avec ses touches de cerises finement épicées tout en précision et à longue allonge fruitée. »  BERNARD BURTSCHY – LE FIGARO – Score : 14/20 « Un joli vin dense et serré, bien construit. De longue garde. »  THE TIMES - November 2013 « ane MacQuitty's 50 best red wines for Christmas – under £8 » VINTAGE 2009  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 89 – March 2012 « This is liberally toasty up front, with a mocha edge giving way to notes of espresso and spice, yet pure red currant, black cherry and plum fruit emerges from behind, with a roasted cedar edge inlaid on the finish. Drink now through 2013. » VINTAGE 2008  RVF - LE GUIDE DES MEILLEURS VINS A PETITS PRIX 2011 – Score : 16/20 « Ce vin est certes boisé, mais il affiche en attaque de bouche une matière de belle profondeur, aux tanins mûrs et suaves. Il offre une complexité très intéressante entre le toast de la barrique et le fruit noir. Complet, long, moderne, un rien flatteur et universel, il séduira le plus grand nombre. »  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 84 – 2011

VINTAGE 2006  LE GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 2010 « La finale poivrée d’une bouche grasse et de bonne densité fait écho aux élans épicés et boisés du nez. Une bouteille agréable à déguster sans attendre »  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 83 VINTAGE 2005  ROBERT PARKER – eRobertParker.com #219 – Score : 89 – June 2015 “One of the best Bordeaux Supérieurs money can buy; this blend of 78% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon has an incredible track record of aging 20 to 30 or more years. The 2005 has a dense ruby/purple color, good acidity, sweet, ripe tannin, impressive concentration and density, and a youthful mouthfeel. This wine could go on for another two decades. It is a sleeper of the vintage. ”  ROBERT PARKER - Wine Advocate # 178 – Score : 87 – August 2008 « This reliable estate owned by the Milhade family has fashioned an attractive dark ruby- colored 2005 regular cuvee displaying classic smoky, cedary, forest floor, and red as well as black currant characteristics. It is a medium-bodied, old style Bordeaux with the sweetness of fruit befitting this great vintage. »  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 88 – November 2010 « Ripe and suave, with polished tannins well-embedded in the core of mulled currant, fig and blackberry fruit. Lots of tobacco, hot stone and roasted earth mark the fleshy yet focused finish. Better than previously reviewed. »  GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 2008 – 1* « Des tanins soyeux soutiennent la matière bien concentrée, ample et persistante. L’harmonie se fait déjà, mais une garde de deux à cinq ans ne peut être profitable. »

CHATEAU RECOUGNE - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Terra Recognita AOC BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR VINTAGE 2014  COMMENDED – DECANTER WOLD WINE AWARDS 2017  ROBERT PARKER - Wine Advocate # 218 – Score : 89-91 – April 2015 « It has a lovely, well-defined and vibrant nose, classic in style just like the old school label. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh red berry fruit, a keen line of acidity, plenty of vibrant cherries coming towards the graphite tinged finish. » VINTAGE 2012  ROBERT PARKER - Wine Advocate # 206 – Score : 85-87 – April 2013 « One of the more reliable names in Bordeaux, Recougne enjoys a reputation for making wines that last three decades or more. The 2012 exhibits lots of herbaceousness, cedar wood and black currants in a classic, old style that one rarely sees today. It still needs to shed some tannins, but there is a lot going on. »  GAULT ET MILLAU – Score : 14,5/20 – Primeurs 2012 – April 2013 « Notes entrelacées de fruits frais et vanille. Un touché fin en bouche, de l’ampleur, une belle fraîcheur de fruit qui fait saliver. Une gourmandise. » VINTAGE 2011  ROBERT PARKER - Wine Advocate #212 – Score : 88 – April 2014 « A winner from the Milhade family, Chateau Recougne has a reputation for lasting 20-30 years in the bottle in many vintages. I do not think the 2011 has that much staying power, but it over-delivers in body, richness, density and length. It is a shockingly good effort displaying a dark ruby color as well as abundant notes of earth, licorice and black currants, surprising body, richness and depth. A major sleeper of the vintage, it should drink well for 7-8 years. »

VINTAGE 2010  GOLD MEDAL CONCOURS FEMINALISE 2013  GOLD MEDAL CITADELLE DES VINS 2013  GOLD MEDAL - SAKURA JAPAN WOMEN’S WINE AWARD 2014  SILVER MEDAL – SELECTION MONDIALE DES VINS 2013  BRONZE MEDAL – INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2013  BRONZE MEDAL – DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARD  ROBERT PARKER - Wine Advocate # 194 – Score : 87-88 - May 2011 « Admirers of the so- called “little” wines of Bordeaux will no doubt be familiar with Recougne, which has been imported into the United States for nearly thirty years and can last for two decades or more. The 2010, which they now call “Vieilles Vignes,” exhibits aromas and flavors of cedarwood, spice box, black currants and berries. This medium- bodied, well-made blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc should drink well for 7-8 years. (Although last year I drank a 1952 that was still quite tasty). »  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 87 – August 2013 « Features a ripe core of plum and black currant fruit, lined with tobacco leaf and backed by a charcoal tinged finish, with solid grip. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. » VINTAGE 2009  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 89 – March 2012 « Very solid, with a winey currant and damson plum profile, laced with tobacco and fine- grained structure. There's a latent grippy edge on the finish, where a mesquite note lingers. Drink now through 2015. » VINTAGE 2005  JAMES MOLESWORTH - WINESPECTATOR – Score : 88 – November 2010 « Ripe and suave, with polished tannins well-embedded in the core of mulled currant, fig and blackberry fruit. Lots of tobacco, hot stone and roasted earth mark the fleshy yet focused finish. Drink now. » CHATEAU RECOUGNE - Cuvée Carménère AOC BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR VINTAGE 2014  GOLD MEDAL – CONCOURS DE LYON 2016 VINTAGE 2011  GOLD MEDAL – CONCOURS DE LYON 2013