17,5+
WEINWISSER: "56 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 36 % Merlot, 8 % Petit Verdot. Verspieltes Bouquet, frischgepflückte schwarze Johannisbeere, zarter Iris-Duft, schwarzer Pfeffer und Schattenmorellengelee. Am feingliedrig straffen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, balancierter Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und drahtigem Körper. Im gebündelten mittleren Finale schwarzbeerige Konturen, Estragon und fein körnige Adstringenz. Gehört zu den besten Zweitweinen dieses Jahrgangs, kann noch zulegen."
92
FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart floral, schwarze Kirschen, ein Hauch von Lakritze, zarte Kräuterwürze. Saftig, frisch strukturiert, dezente Fruchtsüße, etwas Pflaumen, gut integrierte Tannine, straff und anhaftend, gute Frisch und Länge im Abgang."
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92
JAMES SUCKLING: "Very beautiful wine with blackcurrants, blueberries, ink and iodine. Medium body, fresh center-palate and a firm, fresh finish."
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91+
THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 Resèrve de la Comtesse offers up aromas of sweet berry fruit, blackcurrants, petals and classy new oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and impressively concentrated palate that's framed by lively acids and beautifully refined tannins. It's a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 11% Petit Verdot, and Nicolas Glumineau tells me that some wine was sold off in bulk this year to guarantee the quality of the Resèreve. It's certainly among the best second wines of the vintage."
90
DECANTER: "Perfumed blackcurrants on the nose and palate - juicy and succulent, the tannins are mouthfilling and have a cool blue fruit flavour, almost blueberry and plum, fresh with a softly fleshy texture. Lovely depth on the mid-palate, it doesn't let up - going from start to finish with gusto. You also get liquorice and clove tones - darkly spiced aspects but they’re integrated and don't cause angles, just nuances in terms of flavour. You've definitely got the Pauillac power and concentration, but also an energy that is so captivating. A confident second wine that has direction."
