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91-94 WINE SPECTATOR: "Starts slowly, with modest dark plum and blackberry fruit, but then the acidity kicks in and takes the fleshy core and bouncy side notes through the lengthy finish, which has a lovely echo of raspberry."
17 RENE GABRIEL: "Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Schönes, geradliniges Kirschenbouquet, Lakritze. Im Gaumen sehr
fein, eng gegliedert, dzent mürbe Gerbstoffe, Darjeelingtee im aromatischen, langen Finale zeigend. Kann noch einen Punkt zulegen. Um diesen Wein
am letzten Tag zu degustieren bin ich am letzten Tag der zweiwöchigen Degustationsreise noch von Pauillac nach Saint Fargues Hillaire zum
Négociant Joanne gefahren. Dann gings direkt zum Flughafen - nach Hause."
17 **** DECANTER: "Crimson hue. Attractive fruit on the nose. Fresh palate with a fine, firm structure. A well-crafted wine minus the depth and intensity of the last three years."
91-94 PARKER: "Two consulting oenologists with different philosophies work together at Clos Fourtet. Since Stephane Derenoncourt, a late harvester, and Jean-Claude Barrouet, a much earlier harvester, have joined forces, the results have been exhilarating. This 50-acre vineyard high on the plateau, owned by the Cuvelier family and managed by Tony Balu, had yields of 33 hectoliters per hectare. The 2011, one of the stars of the vintage, is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. Its opaque purple color is accompanied by notes of graphite, truffles, blackberries and blueberries. Rich and medium to full-bodied with good acidity, sweet, well-integrated tannin and a hint of forest floor, this big, fleshy St.-Emilion should drink well for two decades." |
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