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WEINWISSER: "Tiefgründiges Bouquet, frischgepflückte Alpenheidelbeere, Graphit und Lakritze, dahinter betörendes Veilchen- und Iris-Parfüm und Heidelbeergelee. Am sublimen Gaumen mit ungeheurer Dynamik und Präzision, berauschender dichter Extraktfülle, vibrierender Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, nicht enden wollenden Finale ein Korb mit blauen Beeren, Grethers Pastillen und körniger Adstringenz. Ganz großer Clos St.-Martin dieses Jahr."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "I like the build up in the finish of this classy, medium- to full-bodied wine. Offers currant and berry fruit, as well as integrated, fine and velvety tannins. Caressing at the end."
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VINUM: "Noblesse schon im Duft, dunkelfruchtig, floral, kühl, steinig; dicht gebaut, üppige, jedoch knackige Frucht, druckvoll, mit ausgezeichneter Struktur, grosser Spannungsbogen, kalkig geprägtes, salines Finish. Ein kleines Weinmonument, das hervorragend reifen dürfte."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Plums, chocolate, flowers, and black raspberries show with little effort in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, elegant, upbeat, and fresh. The fruits are clean, pure, and long, with a juicy refreshing finish packed with with lingering dark chocolate, espresso, and black cherries, a touch of mint, and chalk in the finish. The wine blends 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a new style for Clos Saint Martin, with much less new oak, and a larger percentage of the wine aging in amphora. Drink from 2028-2041."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "Coming from 1.3 hectares of vines on the upper plateau, the 2023 Clos Saint-Martin (80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon) has a crushed, almost liquid rock-like sense of minerality as well as gorgeous aromatics of black raspberry and darker cherry fruits that give way to some floral, camphor, and spicy nuances. This medium to full-bodied, pure, beautifully balanced Saint-Emilion has ripe, integrated, polished tannins, remarkable purity, and outstanding length."
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DECANTER: "Wonderfully fragrant on the nose, scented and aromatically really expressive. Ripe plummy, cherry fruit. Round and energetic, good persistence and focus here with bright acidity, juicy fleshy fruit and a firm structure. Tannins are present and fill the mouth while the cool blue and red fruit - blueberry and cranberry - provide the fruit forwardness. Lots of powdery, chalky minerality too. Should soften a touch over ageing but nice limestone salinity and graphite finish."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zarte Kräuterwürze, tabakig unterlegte schwarze Waldbeeren, Nuancen von Lakritze, flroaler Touch. Saftig, mittlere Komplexität, feine Fruchtsüße, integrierte reife Tannine, etwas Nugat, mineralisch im Abgang, ein eleganter Speisenwein, gutes Reifepotenzial."
