Bordeaux Primeurs: Neal Martin rates the 2016 Pauillac Grands Crus Classés
The critic Neal Martin was captivated by all the 2016 Pauillac Grands Crus Classés tasted en primeur, to such an extent that 12 out of the 16 Châteaux considered received a higher score than the previous vintage. Among the most significant improvements, we note the Châteaux Lynch-Bages, Lafite-Rothschild, d'Armailhac , Latour And Haut-Bages Libéral (biodynamic conversion in progress for the latter two).
| Château | Name | Color | 2015 | 2016 |
| Mouton-Rothschild | Pauillac | Red | (97-99) | 98-100 |
| Latour | Pauillac | Red | (95-97) | 98-100 |
| Lynch Bages | Pauillac | Red | (93-95) | 97-99 |
| Pichon Baron | Pauillac | Red | (96-98) | 96-98 |
| Pichon Lalande | Pauillac | Red | (95-97) | 96-98 |
| Lafite-Rothschild | Pauillac | Red | (94-96) | 96-98 |
| Grand-Puy-Lacoste | Pauillac | Red | (94-96) | 95-97 |
| Pontet-Canet | Pauillac | Red | (94-96) | 95-97 |
| Batailley | Pauillac | Red | (93-95) | 93-95 |
| Les Forts de Latour | Pauillac | Red | (92-94) | 92-94 |
| Lynch Moussas | Pauillac | Red | (92-94) | 92-94 |
| Clerc Milon | Pauillac | Red | (91-93) | 92-94 |
| THE Petit Mouton | Pauillac | Red | (91-93) | 92-94 |
| Duhart-Milon-Rothschild | Pauillac | Red | (90-92) | 92-94 |
| D'Armailhac | Pauillac | Red | (89-91) | 92-94 |
| Upper Bages Liberal | Pauillac | Red | (88-90) | 90-92 |
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