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DECANTER - The best of the sweet wines
Seuil, Cerons 2005
Light apricot nose; lean, racy candied lemon flavours, lively acidity and length. Up to 2012.

GUIDE HUBERT May 2007
4 Stars. Château du Seuil Graves White 2004 - Fine and delicate nose with very beautiful fruit. Mouth rich and very fruity, well rounded and lively on the finish.

5 Stars. Château du Seuil Graves Red 2004 - Nose rich and subtle with smoky notes, mouth ample, concentrated and fleshy with the tannins a little tight which will become rounded, fantastic potential to age.

DECANTER - Your Guide to Everyday Bordeaux Wines 2006
Château du Seuil Blanc 2002
Château L'Avocat 2004

NEW YORK TIMES - March 2006 - "The Paler Shade of Bordeaux"
"very good Graves whites come from Chateau du Seuil"

DECANTER -October 2003 - TOP WINES 2003 - :
Decanter wines of the year - WHITES :
Château du Seuil - Graves AOC Blanc- 2001........................

DECANTER -October 2003 - Reinventing Graves (Article by Roger Voss) :
Names to look out for :
Château du Seuil

WINE INTERNATIONAL -September 2003 - THE BORDEAUX A-Z :
Château du Seuil recommended as a Top Château

University of Sussex at Brighton - UK - September 8th 2003 - Graves rouge - 2001 chosen for Lord Attenborough's 80th Birthday party

INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE - London 2003
Results issued in May 2003

DECANTER -April 2003 - Best new releases - WINE OF THE MONTH
Château du Seuil - Graves AOC Blanc- 2001........................
Made from 80% Semillon and 20 % Sauvignon blanc, this has mineral notes with green apple fruits and creamy oak. Geogeous minerality on the palate with intense ripe fruit steely and firm. Lots of elegant gooseberry and green apple fruit. A classic style, up to 2 years.

CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL DU VIN - Blaye-Bourg (France) - April 2003
Château du Seuil - Bordeaux rosé AOC - 2002........................ Silver Medal

CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES - Belgium - April 2003
Château du Seuil - Graves AOC Blanc - 2001........................ Silver Medal

Inaugural Challenge for Premières Côtes de Bordeaux and Cadillac wines -20th January 2003
Domaine du Seuil - Premières Côtes de Bordeaux rouge - 2000 : The wine was voted by French " Cavistes " in Paris as the best Premières Côtes de Bordeaux red 2000 picking up the Trophy Red and Gold for 2003

FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE - December 2002/January 2003
Château du Seuil - Graves red - 1998 - Tasting by Raymond Blake, Helen Coburn and Catherine Griffith (Wine journalists)
Rating out of 5 = 4 ½

Château du Seuil 1998 Graves red. If you are struggling with the name " just say du Say " as the Welsh owners do.
Catherine Griffith : "succulent, dark fruit aromas, plum, and blackcurrant fruit, vanilla and coconut hints, fruity finish".
Helen Coburn : "beautifully balanced wine, elegant, rich and very concentrated with a finish that really lingers".
Raymond Blake : "dense fruit and creamy oak on the nose, lovely balanced wine, luscious blackcurrant fruit, very tasty".

WINE MAGAZINE - November 2002
Château du Seuil - Graves blanc 2000 - SILVER MEDAL (International Wine Challenge 2002)
Fresh and zesty wine with a nicely aromatic nose and a creamy palate showing ripe gooseberry and citrus fruit flavours. There is a hint of tasty oak and fine-edged acidity. Long finish.
WINE MAGAZINE - November 2002
Domaine du Seuil - Bordeaux blanc 2000 - SILVER MEDAL (International Wine Challenge 2002)
Bright and fresh with lovely peach and lime aromas, followed by apple and spice flavours on the palate. Nicely balanced, with fine acidity and plenty of finesse on the finish.

DECANTER ( issued in October 2002 )- Wines of the year - ..........
Château du Seuil - Graves red 1998 (tasted in December 2001)
Recommended

GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 2003 issued in September 2002:
Domaine du Seuil - 1ères Côtes de Bordeaux rouge - 2000 * ( 1 Star )
The vines which are located on steep slopes and take advantage of an all day sunshine which gives the wine this intense colour. The nose is as expressive as the colour with good complexity, oak and fruity flavours. On the palate the wine is full, tannic with good length which ensures improvement in the next 2-3 years.

WINE SPECTATOR - August 2002
Château du Seuil - Graves white 2000........................86 Points
Aromas of vanilla, pears and apples with hints of fresh lemongrass.Medium bodied, with good acidity and a creamy , fruity aftertaste. Drink now. James Suckling

CONCOURS DES VINS D'AQUITAINE 4/5/2002
Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc Sec 2000........................ Bronze Medal

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN BRUXELLES - Belgium - April 2002
Domaine du Seuil - 1ères Côtes de Bordeaux rouge 2000...............Silver Medal

Wine Enthusiast - April 2002
Château du Seuil - Graves white 2000........................88 Points
This is still a young wine, shown by its straw colour and green hightlights. But given a year it is going to be delicious, with light green fruits, attractive new wood flavours and a well-judged tannic element. Roger Voss
Wine Enthusiast - April 2002
Château du Seuil - Graves red 1999........................88 Points
A finely balanced wine showing firm fresh wood flavours along with rich, dark fruits. It is immediately attractive but the finish firm and dry, promises good ageing ability. Roger Voss
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE - London 2002
Results published in May 2002

GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 2002
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1998 : 2 Stars : "This wine is obviously the result of a careful work. Made with 50% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% malbec it was aged for 15 months in oak barrels. Nice morello cherry nose still exhibiting oak with flattering flavours of heated oak. On the palate, tanins are soft and well-balanced and give an elegant and well-made bottle that "you like to find out". Already nice to drink for connoisseurs, this vintage 1998 will improve nevertheless with a 3-year-sleep in your cellar.

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1 Star for Château du Seuil 2000 - Graves white which is delicious, fruity and delicately oaked at the same time.

Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc 1998 : 1 Star : "This wine from Cérons which obtained a Coup de Coeur
( white 95 ) justifies its reputation once again as a Graves white. This is an attractive wine with a complex and intense nose. After a rich first impression the palate develops an elegant structure in which the oaked nature does not destroy the personality of the whole."and
A citation for the Château du Seuil 1996 red which is both soft and delicate yet still exhibiting oak.

In Vino Veritas - Belgian monthly- N° 79 June / July 2001
" Graves- vintage 2000 tasting which took place at the same time as the Trophée des Crus de Graves ( Graves appellation Challenge )end of April 2001 : A.O.C. Graves rouge - Excellent : Château du Seuil "

INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2001
Results published May 2001

CONCOURS DES VINS D'AQUITAINE 19/5/2001
Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc Sec 1999........................SILVER Medal

ROBERT JOSEPH - FRENCH WINES
The Essential Guide to the Wines of France
Château du Seuil - Graves region - produces one the the region's best dry white wines.

INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2000
4 entries - 4 Medals
Results published May 2000

GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 2000
Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc 1998 : 1 Star : "This wine from Cérons which obtained a Coup de Coeur
( white 95 ) justifies its reputation once again as a Graves white. This is an attractive wine with a complex and intense nose. After a rich first impression the palate develops an elegant structure in which the oaked nature does not destroy the personality of the whole."and
A citation for the Château du Seuil 1996 red which is both soft and delicate yet still exhibiting oak.

GUIDE DUSSERT-GERBER
VINS DE FRANCE 2000
Château du Seuil - beautiful Graves Blanc 1997 rich and supple, vanilla with long after flavours.........excellent Graves Rouge 1996 , very aromatic, round and full on the mouth, finely oaked. No hesitation.

CUISINE - November 1999
Château du Seuil 1996 - Graves blanc - 4 Stars ( very good wine, silver medal ) :This is a very good white Bordeaux from a top vintage. It offers plenty of weight and flavour interwoven with subtle oak.

AUTHENTIC FRANCE - The Heracles Guide 1999
( red and white ) - One of the more recent Graves revelations

OPENING WELSH ASSEMBLY GRAND DINNER - CARDIFF MAY 27TH 1999
The Château Red 1995 and Dry White 97 were chosen for the banquet following the opening of the Welsh Assembly attended by HM. The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, The Prime Minister and Mrs Blair, 22 Ambassadors, diplomats and chosen guests numbering 300. Bob and Sue were delighted to be so honoured.

1999 INTERNATIONAL WINE MAGAZINE COMPETITION
Domaine white 97 - Château white 97. Both received Bronze Medals
Château du Seuil Graves Blanc 1997 1 Star
Château du Seuil Rouge 1995 a citation

BEST OF WINE IN IRELAND 1998 BY A.FARMAR
Domaine du Seuil Bordeaux Blanc 1995 - "gooseberry and pineapple aromas on the nose, ripe fruit, well made will improve".

NEW ZEALAND - MICHAEL COOPER'S GUIDE TO IMPORTED WINES (November 98)
Domaine du Seuil Bordeaux Blanc 1996 - 4 stars " bright, light, lemon green wine with good palate. An immaculate hugely drinkable wine".
Domaine du Seuil Premières Cotes de Bordeaux 1996 - 4 stars " fragrant bouquet, warm, plummy and spicy. Full colour, rich soft flavours of cassis, spice and plums. Skillfully made wine".

CANADA - VINTAGE ASSOCIATION BY L.C.B.O. NOVEMBER 98
Recommends Château du Seuil Graves Rouge 1994 - "roasted ripe plum nose with some cedar. Chestnut purée on the finish. Round and ready to drink now - good buy".

THE IRISH TIMES SATURDAY JULY 11 1998 ( Mary Dowey)
Château du Seuil Graves 1995. "Bottle of the Week for wine lovers with largesse, a gloriously smooth, rich red whose intense flavours linger just as you would wish. A seriously classy wine that's already delicious".

THE TIMES WEEKEND SATURDAY MAY 16 1998 ( Jane Macquitty)
For a stunning dry summer aperitif, try the 1996 Domaine du Seuil, a dry white Bordeaux for £6.99, full of fresh, floral oaky fruit it should be required drinking for every Bordeaux wine student.

THE NEW SOTHEBY'S WINE ENCYCLOPEDIA ( Tom Stevenson) 1998
Château du Seuil, Cérons - "Up-and-coming Graves property producing fine, elegant reds and fruity, oak-aged whites, both proving to be of increasingly excellent value".

SUD- OUEST (March 1998) Gérard Casey
Château du Seuil Graves Rouge 1995 - Harmonious fruits and tannins giving an elegant and distinguished wine - a real luxury at a moderate price.

WINE MAGAZINE ( January 1998)
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1995-"generous nose of black fruits, new oak and spice. All the components discovered on the nose are well integrated and supported by tannins and acidity."

GAULT & MILLAU (December 1997)
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1995 - "supple, fruity, pleasant wine with deep red colour".
Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc 1996 - " woody, spicy and minty nose with flavours of exotic fruits. Well made wine".

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 16.11.97
Robert Joseph " The excellent Château du Seuil in the Graves makes one of the best and most affordable dry white wines in the area".

GUIDE HACHETTE 1998
GRAVES ROUGE 1994 - 2 stars for this excellent 1994 red. It would be very hard not to be seduced by the personality of its bouquet ( plums, blackcurrant and spices).
Very full-bodied, there is a charming first impression on the palate with a strong finish. Excellent value for money.

HARPERS MAGAZINE AUGUST 1997
"The Interview" - Carlo Galli, Head Sommelier, Princes Room, Tower Thistle Hotel, London.
Q: "What are you most proud of on the wine side"
A: "Listing the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon and the Château du Seuil Graves Blanc".

CONCOURS DES VINS D'AQUITAINE 1997
Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc Sec 1996 GOLD
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1994 SILVER
Domaine du Seuil, Bordeaux Blanc Sec 1996 BRONZE

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MAGAZINE Robert JOSEPH ( July 97)
"Delicious limey Château du Seuil Graves Blanc 1995" - recommended.

INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 1997
Wine Magazine: Silver for Château du Seuil Graves Blanc sec 1995
Bronze for Château du Seuil Graves Rouge 1994
Seal for Domaine du Seuil Bordeaux Blanc 1995

L'AMATEUR DE BORDEAUX, MARCH 1997 Guy Claisse
Château du Seuil produces a fruity, round Red Graves with soft tannins and a White Graves rich in aromas of muscat and honey.

CUISINE FOOD & WINE, New Zealand JANUARY 1997 by Roger Voss
New world style whites from Bordeaux - Château and Domaine du Seuil both show richness of fruit and intensity of flavour. High quality new world whites from Graves and Bordeaux!

CUISINE FOOD & WINE, New Zealand MARCH 1997
Bob Campbell, M.W. Best of bunch 93/100 Gold medal 5 star quality - Domaine du Seuil White 1995. Ripe stone fruit, nectarine and white peach, succulent wine.
Silver medal - 4 star 87/100 - Domaine du Seuil 1994. Very fruity red, berry fruit and cherry flavours. Higly drinkable red with fresh and exuberant fruit flavours.

WINE & SPIRITS BELGIAN REVUE 1996
Dossier : Les Graves
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1993 : "Deep garnet colour. Full bouquet with ripe fruit flavours, intense on the palate, evolves pleasantly, supported by good quantity tannins. Long and fruity afterwards".

THE 1996 INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETION
Château du Seuil, Graves Dry White 1995...................SILVER AWARD
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1992............................BRONZE AWARD
Domaine du Seuil, Bordeaux Dry White......................BRONZE AWARD

L'AMATEUR DE BORDEAUX (June 1996)
Marguerite du Petit Thouars : "The Big Seuil"...His Bordeaux White Dry 95 as well as his Graves White Dry 95 are big success. Belgium, Holland and the Flo Group are followers of those wines... His Château du Seuil Graves White Dry 95 ( 80% sémillon, 20% sauvignon), fermented in new barrels is as explosive for its floral, muscat, honey and beeswax aromas as for its intensity and freshness. Château du Seuil, Graves Red 93(60% cabernet-sauvignon, 40% merlot), smooth, concentrated and fruity (red fruits) with nice tannins. Long finish with good ageing potential.

MILLESIMES, The International Wine Bible (June 1996)
Patrick Dusset-Gerbert : "Château du Seuil, Graves Red 92***(*), excellent, red wine, typical, with red fruits on the nose, tannins, attractive and well structured, all in refined aromas".

GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 1997
Château du Seuil Graves White 1995 has been awarded a "Coup de Coeur". Over
20 000 wines were tasted and only 363 were awarded this prestigious honour of "Coup de Coeur"equivalent to 4 STARS.

FINANCIAL TIMES WEEKEND OCTOBER 26TH 1996
JANCIS ROBINSON M.W. recommends Château du Seuil Graves White 1995
"Very fine full-bodied white made by a Welsh couple in Bordeaux.

L'OFFICIEL DES GRANDS VINS OCTOBER 1996
Château du Seuil Graves Rouge 1994 at a blind tasting received 3 stars:
"An excellent red, a true Graves, red fruits on the nose a hint of tannins giving structure and charm, elegantly aromatic on the palate".

GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 1995
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1991*"Under the management since 1988 of a Welsh couple this property has produced in 1991 vintage, a Red Graves with a fine bouquet a good concentration of flavour with beautiful weight of fruit. It's an elegant wine with well integrated oakiness which makes the wine very tasty".

Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc 1993*. An interesting full-bodied and quality wine. Its principal advantage is its very nice aromatic expression (Vanilla, peach and exotic fruits, with a nice hint of mint.)"

CUISINE & WINE MAGAZINE NEW ZEALAND (December 1994)
Bob Campbell MW awards Domaine du Seuil, Bordeaux Blanc Sec 1993.****Very good wine, Silver Medal. "Rich, concentrated almost oily wine with ripe stone fruit flavours that include peach and nectarine. This is a fine example at a realistic price. An intensive wine with high fruit flavours and a hint of mineral for extra complexity."

THE LISTENER NEW ZEALAND (March 1995)
Keith Steward: Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1990 "Ripe, blackcurrant fruit flavours. A cosmopolitan international, well crafted wine to keep the most demanding New Zealand drinkers happy. A foreign treat for a fair price - Both red and white wine of quality and price New Zealanders will accept as fair".

CONCOURS REGIONAL DES VINS D'AQUITAINE (Mai 1995)
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1992 has won the GOLD MEDAL.

DECANTER BORDEAUX SUPPLEMENT (June 1995)
White Gold: David Rowe discovers the best whites from the region."In Cérons itself, Château du Seuil is the up-an-coming property, producing an oak fermented white Graves full of Semillon fatness."

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF BRUXELLES (1995)
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1991 has won the BRONZE MEDAL.

INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION (1995)
Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc 1993 awarded BRONZE

WINE ENTHUSIAST (U.S.A. Summer 1995)
Buying Guide : SILVER MEDAL, Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1992: "Translucent ruby with a garnet rim. Medium light body. Mild acid. Medium fruit and oak. Mild tannin. Red berries, red currants, pine. A straightforward, quaffable red whose fruitiness is pleasantly offset by greenish tannins."

WHICH WINE MAGAZINE (September 1995)
Domaine du Seuil, Premières Côtes Bordeaux Red 1993 - Above average.

SUD-OUEST DIMANCHE (1st october 1995)
Gérard Casey - Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1992 : "Splendid colour, rich, nose very aromatic,spices, well structured. Good pleasant tannins in harmony with the fruit. Taste of vanilla and cedarwood. Delicious wine."

BEVERAGE TESTING INSTITUTE (Inc) of Chicago U.S.A (Nov.1995)
B.T.I AWARDS Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1992 : Silver Award

SUD-OUEST DIMANCHE (November 1993, Mr Cassey)
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1990
"The impression on the palate is of great elegance, with depth yet at the same time fine."

DECANTER (December 1993)
Château du Seuil, A.O.C Cérons is one of the 4 "best examples" of the Cérons appellation.

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (January 22nd, 1994, Kathryn McWhirter)
Château du Seuil, Graves White 1992****(complex and exiting)"lovely, modern white Graves, with heaps of gooseberry and apricot fruit, vanilla oak...will benefit from one to two year's further ageing."
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1990****"brillant, typical Red Graves, soft and ripe, a little tannin and slightly earthy, honeyed, tobaccoey fruit."
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1989***(excellent)"soft and smooth with more of tannic edge than 1990."

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF BRUXELLES (1994)
The panel of Judges awarded the Certificate of Honour for Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1990 in the category of : Prestige Red - Groupe A : wines less than 6 years (88/.../93).

DECANTER "RISEN FROM THE GRAVES" (June 1994)
"In Cérons itself, Château du Seuil is the up-and-coming property, producing an oak-fermented White Graves full of Sémillon fat and fresh, fruity red with fine-grained tannins and good ageing potential. A little excellent Sweet Cérons is made in good vintages."

INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 1994
In the Bordeaux section, class 1A :
SILVER : 1990 Château du Seuil, Graves Red
BRONZE MEDAL : 1992 Château du Seuil, Graves White

DECANTER (October 1994)" New releases".
Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1990***.
Nice flavours and well balanced fruit. Well crafted interesting fruit flavours. Attractive, slightly herbaceous aromas on nose, good weight and fruit flavours on palate, pleasant tannins to finish.

Château du Seuil, Graves White Dry 1993***.
"Very classic wine on nose with nice integrated vanilla oak and grassy asparagus aromas. Medium weight on palate, good integrated oak and beautiful balanced fruit. Intense limey aromas, green peach-like characters on palate, clean good weight fruit."

WINE MAGAZINE (December 1994) First taste : Simon Woods.
Château du Seuil, Graves Blanc Sec 1993 :
"Smokey oak, plenty of rich, ripe slightly honeyed, citrus fruit and this will come to the fore over the next 2 or 3 years."

WINE MAGAZINE (December 1994)
The best of Bordeaux under £10 : Château du Seuil, Graves Rouge 1990
OZ Clarke :"nice easy balanced style"
Robert Joseph : " a hint of classic fruit with some soft jammy flavours following through."

WINES AND SPIRITS (B.Sirot.Octobre 1991) Belgian Revue
"Dossier Graves Red 1989"
Deep purple appearance. Elegant nose supported by fine oak. Well balanced.

CUISINE & WINE MAGAZINE (New Zealand) (Feb.March 1992)
Bob Campbell (Master of Wine) awards Graves Red 1989****Château du Seuil. Top wine, Gold Medal Quality."...has fine elegant flavours, which though restrained are not austere."

DECANTER MAGAZINE (July 1992) "New releases"
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1989
"Medium-deep garnet colour ; sandy typically Graves, fruit on the nose, with a hint of opulent ripeness, austere and pleasing on the palate."

DECANTER MAGAZINE (November 1992)
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1989. Blind Tasting Panel. Awarded **** higly recommended.
"Open soft nose with newish oak and rich cassis and mulberry aromas. Dry yet rich
on the palate, with a nice balance of red and black fruit. Very deep with a long finish."

DECANTER MAGAZINE (June 1993) Bordeaux Supplement.
Les Blancs Secs
David Rowe : "Château du Seuil is making a really excellent dry white wine, made predominantly from Semillon, and fermented in oak."

GOURMET RESERVE MAGAZINE (July 1993)
Les Graves
"Château du Seuil is making good reds, and a really excellent dry white."

TORONTO REVIEW (August 1993) Canada
Margaret Swaine : "What's new at the LCBO?"
Château du Seuil, Graves red 1989 :***/***(good/above average)
"Bouquets sings minerals, herbs, oak...pedigreed lean, clean, supple."

DECANTER "BUYING GUIDE 1993"
Château du Seuil, Graves Red 1989 : highly recommended with 4 other Red Graves.