2017, Vivaltus, SPAIN, Magnum (1500ml)I was very pleasantly surprised by the bottled 2017 Vivaltus despite the fact that 2017 was a challenging year and was decimated by terrible frost in April that resulted in losses of up to 60% of the crop. The end of the season was warm and the harvest early, so the growing cycle was quite short. The wine is floral, perfumed, elegant and insinuating; the oak feels pretty integrated, and the palate is balanced with very good tannins (not as refined as

the intensity of the sweet yet full fruit at the beginning

Complex and juicy

The tannins go on and on with wonderful presence

It's powerful with good weight

powerful Pauillac tannins and a juicy finish - easily one of the wines of the vintage in Pauillac

earth and a whisper of spice

But closely examining this 2022

a bit wild with some medicinal aspects

fine and long Clerc Milon

burning embers

The 2022 Lagrange is brilliant

dynamic and driven from start to finish