Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve | Noble notes of cedar and lead pencil, meaty, tight, rigorous, but smooth, magnificent tannins by their density, tension, and precise extraction. Great example of Pauillac, textbook style, great future. | 17.5

Michael Schuster | Dense and cedary Cabernet Sauvignon nose; very nicely balanced, elegant, delicately tannic and fine-textured wine, fresh but not piquant in acidity; ripe-fruited, mouth-filling, long and minerally, with a clear complexity and class, and a long, sweet finish. Complete, harmonious. 2018–30. | 17