Prieure Lichine 2019 (375ML)

93 Points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter: "Minerality on the nose, wet stone, graphite and liquorice. This is tasty, with a creaminess to the fruit that some of the others don't have. It feels round with fine but grippy tannins that see the wine through. It's clearly powerful and concentrated but wrapped up well delivering freshness and intensity. Cool blue fruit flavours and menthol notes dominate. Will be absolutely delicious in time." 01/22

93 Points, William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2019 Prieuré-Lichine is supple and generous, bursting with aromas of blackberries, currants, licorice, spices and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, it's round and enveloping, with ripe acids and a rich, seamless profile. This is showing well out of the gates. This heavily morcellated estate (amounting to some 125 different parcels) is clearly benefitting from a more rigorous selection and better attention to detail regarding harvest dates." 04/22

95 Points, Antonio Galloni, Antonio Galloni: "The 2019 Prieuré-Lichine is impeccable. Creamy, layered and resonant in the glass, the 2019 hits all the right notes. Sweet red cherry/plum, lavender, rose petal, spice, mint and blood orange all build effortlessly. Over the last handful of years Prieuré-Lichine has been the single most under the radar wine in Margaux. The 2019 is another fine edition. Class, polish and sensuality make Prieuré-Lichine absolutely irresistible." 02/22

93 Points, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux: "Excellent quality, full of pleasure, this unrolls slowly and carefully, great texture to the tannins, with sculpted, precise black cherry and damson fruits, cocoa bean, liqourice and gunsmoke. 51hl/h yield overall, 45hl/h yield for the 1st wine (which reflects the fact that some of the best plots are old vines that give less yield overall). 40% new oak continuing this gradual reduction." 05/22