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WEINWISSER: "70 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 32.62 hl/ha. Intensives blaubeeriges Bouquet, Holundersaft, roter Johannisbeernektar, klein und klar mit edlem Veilchenparfüm. Am satten Gaumen mit cremiger Textur, stützendem Tanningerüst und trainiertem Körper. Im gebündelten aromatischen Finale ein Korb mit blauen Beeren, hellem Tabak und mehliger Adstringenz."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2023 Clos Lunelles is smoking good, with a classic limestone-driven perfume of framboise, chalky minerality, flowers, and sweet spices. It's beautifully ripe, full-bodied, has velvety tannins, and a great finish. It's unquestionably a brilliant wine, and I'd wager one of – if not the – wine of the vintage in Castillon. Bravo."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Zwetschken, dunkle Kirschen, kandierte Orangen, zart floraler Touch. Kraftvoll, reifes Cassis, straffe Mineralität, frisch strukturiert, gut anhaftend, ein stoffiger Speisenbegleiter."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, licorice, spice, chocolate-coated black cherries, mint, and black plums get the aromatics going. On the palate, the wine is concentrated, with a salty, black with red fruit core of ripe, sweet, fresh berries. The salty-chocolate fruits linger on the palate, and in the finish with their mineral-driven essence. The wine was made from blending 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Cabernet Franc, 14.42% ABV, 3.63 pH. Drink from 2028-2040."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "A juicy red with hints of salt and pepper to the blackberries and blueberries. Medium-bodied, crunchy and pretty. Precise and bright."
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VINUM: "Reiffruchtig, dunkle Frucht, Weihnachtsgewürze; am Gaumen mit satter Frucht, erstaunlich viel Fleisch am Knochen, körniges Tannin, sehr gute Länge."
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DECANTER: "Gorgeous aromatics, fragrant and expressive. Almost chewy on the palate, present but velvety soft tannins, lovely ripe blackcurrant and red cherry fruit but with crisp fruit and a clean vein of minerality and salinity through the middle. Fresh and characterful with some body and bite. Nice purity to the expression. Approachable and fun. A little lean and spicy towards the finish. Ageing 50% new oak, 50% one year barrels."
