On the Road with the Grape Guy
Bordeaux 2025 : The Tasting at OenoConseil Consulting
09 Jan 2026- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
(Jan. 29, 2025) … Here we are again at a consultant's tasting. They lined up a whole bunch of bottles for us, and we were off to the races. This was our last day in Bordeaux, and I must say it was a tough last day as we had already been to two wineries earlier in the day and were now looking at another hundred or so wines before the day ended. Funny enough, our post-mortem of the trip discussed more breaks and free time, especially on the weekends. Just a word to the wise, if you are planning any such kind of trip. You will notice something that has not been, nor will be, on many future tastings, Cru Bourgeois wines - this was the most we saw in any one sitting; these are wines from the Medoc regions. To see a little more on Cru Bourgeois wines you can see this article (A Quick Look at the Medoc) or this one on Vignobles de Larose (Vignobles de Larose Tasting).
Scoring is my typical three-star ranking that I did for the entire trip: Good/Better/Best … as mentioned, there were close to 100 wines tasted today. The top wines received notes; the lower tier, just a score. Let’s get right to it:
LES BLANC ...
(Two Stars)
Château Rayne Vigneau 2022 "Grand Vin Blanc Sec"
(One Star)
Château Fage 2023 Graves de Vayres Blanc
Château Goudichaud 2023 Graves de Vayres Blanc
Château Goudichaud 2023 Graves de Vayres Blanc "Héritage"
LES ROUGE ...
(Two Stars)
Château Bellegrave du Poujeau 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Haut Medoc
Good fruit with decent acidity - easy drinking.
Château Haut-Marbuzet 2022 Saint Estephe
Sweet cherry fruit with a nice smooth and easy drinking palate - good tannins and acidity.
Château La Bridane 2022 Saint Julien
Nice ripe fruit: black cherry and mocha - easy drinking.
Chateau La Croix de Pez 2022 Saint Estephe
Happy to report there is some fruit and a little coffee on the finish.
Chateau Senilhac 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Haut Medoc
(previous note on site)
(One Star)
Ailes de Paloumey 2022 Haut Medoc
CH. La Tour de By Héritage Marc Pagès 2022 Medoc
Château Beau Secret 2022 Haut Medoc
Château Beauvillage 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Medoc
Château Brondeau 2022 Bordeaux Superieur
Château Cissac 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Haut Medoc
Château du Moulin Rouge 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Haut Medoc
Château Fage 2022 Graves de Vayres Rouge
Château Finegrave 2022 Saint Julien
Château Fonréaud 2022 Listrac Medoc
Château Goudichaud 2022 Graves de Vayres Rouge "Héritage"
Château Haut Barrail 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Medoc
Château Haut Maurac 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Medoc
Château La Fon du Berger 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Haut Medoc
Château La Tour de By 2022 Medoc
Chateau La Valiere 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Medoc
Château Lamothe Vincent 2022 Bordeaux Superieur "Grand Rossignol"
Château Lamothe Vincent 2022 Bordeaux Superieur "Héritage"
Château Le Crock 2022 Saint Estephe - Cru Bourgeois
Château Les Gravilles 2022 Haut Medoc (Renaissance)
Chateau Les Trois Canons 2022 Saint Julien
Château Lestage 2022 Listrac Medoc
Château Paloumey 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Haut Medoc
Château Perin d'Hoge 2022 Bordeaux Superieur
Château Petit Puch 2022 Graves de Vayres Rouge
Château Pontey 2022 Cru Bourgeois - Medoc
Château Tournefeuille 2022 Lalande de Pomerol
Château Tournefeuille 2022 Lalande de Pomerol "La Cure"
GJ de Château Grand Jean 2022 Bordeaux Superieur
Mas de la Mona 2022 Lalande de Pomerol "Chardonnay"
LES SWEET ...
(Two Stars)
Château Liot 2023 Sauternes
Light florality, lighter in flavour, almost delicate - pure and fresh.
(One Star)
Château Haut-Bergeron 2023 Sauternes
Château Rayne Vigneau 2023 Sauternes
