Chateau Bourgneuf 2023

JAMES SUCKLING: "This is juicy and tense on the palate, with lively fruit character and a hint of chocolate. Medium-bodied with polished tannins. Shows freshness, vibrancy and chewiness. It’s fleshy and succulent on the finish. Excellent potential for aging. 90% merlot and 10% cabernet franc. Tasted twice."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2023 Bourgneuf is an especially impressive effort that underlines this estate's proximity to Trotanoy (one block actually reaches the outbuildings of Trotanoy). Unwinding in the glass with aromas of mulberries, exotic spices, licorice, incense and lilac, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and textural, with a dense, creamy core of concentrated fruit framed by a serious chassis of sweet, powdery tannin. This is likely to number among the sleepers of the vintage."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zartes Brombeerkonfit, feine Kirschfrucht, zart nach Edelholz und kandierte Orangenzesten, attraktives Bukett. Mittlere Komplexität, rotbeerige Frucht, feine Tannine, salzige Mineralität, wirkt leichtfüßig, kräuterwürziger Nachhall."