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JAMES SUCKLING: "Lovely balance to this wine and you see polished tannins with ovaltine and hazelnut character. Medium body. Juicy. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc."
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WEINWISSER: "84 % Merlot, 16 % Cabernet Franc, pH 3.7, 30 hl/ha. Delikates rot- und blaubeeriges Bouquet, Walderdbeere, Graphit, Sandelholz und betörender Veilchenduft. Am eleganten saftigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, körnigem Extrakt, balancierter Rasse, engmaschigem reifem Tanningerüst und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im gebündelten aromatischen Finale Preiselbeersaft, helle Mineralik und Estragon. Gehört in seiner Klasse dieses Jahr zu den Besten. Bravo Eric Monneret! 2028 – 2048."
94
DECANTER: "Vibrant colour, deep vivid purple. Amazingly scented, perfumed and expressive on the nose, vanilla, white chocolate, creamy red cherries, plums, raspberries, toast and liquorice. Juicy and sharp, high acidity makes the mark straight away before a clean, salty, stony texture comes through. Fruit is concentrated but also crisp and lively giving a sense of joy and energy, before the structure and power come in, focussing the wine into more of a straight line towards the pointed finish. Long and detailed with freshness and soft spiced elements from the Cabernet Franc. There’s a lot of tannins here but balanced by acidity. Feels like hands off winemaker, careful not to extract too much weight and mass. Ageing 12 months, 50% new, 50% one year. Earliest harvest ever starting on 5 September finishing on the 17th. A yield of 30hl/ha. Extraction was very gentle according to winemaker Eric Monneret. 'It was such a strong vintage with the risk of creating a monster. You have to accept not to take everything'."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: „The 2022 La Pointe, 84% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. Juicy blackberries, plum preserves, and raspberry coulis notes jump from the glass followed by suggestions of violets, tar, and cracked black pepper with a waft of aniseed. The medium to full-bodied palate is laden with savory-laced black fruits, supported by grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing on a lingering licorice note. pH 3.7."
