Reviews — Symbolic Wines

Chavost is one of the most interesting new names in Champagne for people who care about both wine and how it’s made: a historic cooperative south of Épernay that has reinvented itself as a producer of zero‑sulphur, no‑additive wines with real personality. The bottles we’ve brought into Symbolic Wines—from Brut Nature Champagne to Coteaux Champenois and a solera‑aged Ratafia—tell that story in very different, but very coherent, ways.

Jacques Lassaigne is one of those Champagne names that instantly rewards attention: rooted in Montgueux, built on chalk, and known for a style that is precise, mineral, and deeply terroir-driven. The wines on Symbolic Wines reflect that identity clearly, making this a house that speaks directly to collectors who value personality, purity, and limited-production character.

Our next 2025 Bordeaux futures release at Symbolic Wines leans hard into the estates that are already shaping the narrative of this five‑star, low‑yield vintage: Smith Haut Lafitte (red and white), Troplong Mondot, Clos Fourtet, Beauséjour Bécot, L’Eglise‑Clinet, Haut‑Brion (rouge and blanc), Vieux Château Certan, Figeac, La Conseillante, La Mondotte, La Violette, Ducru‑Beaucaillou, Pichon Baron, Léoville Las Cases, Château Montrose and the full Château Margaux trio (Grand Vin, Pavillon Rouge, Pavillon Blanc). These are the names the trade and critics are already calling out as reference points, and they are exactly where we believe long‑term collectors and investors should be...

For our 2025 En Primeur selection at Symbolic Wines, Lynch‑Bages and Angélus were non‑negotiable additions: both estates sit at the peak of their respective banks, both have produced standout wines in this dense yet fresh vintage, and both command serious critic attention that underlines their importance in any high‑level Bordeaux cellar.