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DECANTER: "A Fronsac that has been on a roll, this year exhibiting ripe plum, savoury black olive and a touch of vanilla, reflecting new oak, but also with palate tension and mid-palate sap. Slightly hard tannin on the finish does not dry out, and the ageing will soften matters for this wine made from grapes that had been harvested between 14-29 September. 14.5% alcohol and ageing between 12-15 months in 40% new oak. 3.45pH."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "This shows tension and backbone with vivid acidity and inviting fruit character. Medium-bodied with firm tannins. Solid and structured."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Minty, with licorice, salty cherries, plums, and crushed stone notes start the wine off. From there, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, soft, forward, refined, and fruity. If you are seeking a really nice wine, without spending a lot of bucks, check this wine out. You can enjoy it with pleasure on release, and for another 12 or more years after that. Drink from 2027-2040."
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VINUM: "Offenherzig, warmfruchtig, eingemachte Kirschen, Brombeeren; satter Gaumen, wuchtig, hochwertige Tannine, würziges Finale."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "A year-in, year-out smoking good wine as well as a perennial value, the 2023 Château La Vieille Cure is deep purple and reveals a great nose of black and blue fruits, spicy oak, graphite, and a touch of earth. It brings medium to full-bodied richness on the palate, with ripe, polished, yet building tannins and a great finish. Clearly destined to be an outstanding wine, I suspect it will need 2-3 years of bottle age."
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FALSTAFF: „Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Nuancen von Sanddorn, Weichseln, Brombeerkonfit ist unterlegt, kandierte Mandarinenzesten. Saftig, elegant, reife Tannine, feiner Säurebogen, etwas Nugat, ausgewogen, vielseitig einsetzbar."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2023 La Vieille Cure is deep garnet-purple in color. A touch closed to start, broody tar and cedar notions eventually open out to notes of baked plums and boysenberry preserves with wafts of underbrush and wild sage in the background. The medium to full-bodied palate has appealing freshness and soft tannins, with lively black fruit and a savory finish."
