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JAMES SUCKLING: "A clarity of fruit and good balance align with very fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Medium to full body. Very tight, refined and persistent on the finish. May be better than 2022."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2023 Château Le Bon Pasteur comes from the more eastern part of the appellation, and it has a deep ruby/purple hue as well as a rocking nose of red plums, mulled cherries, tobacco, and ample spicy wood. Nicely balanced and medium to full-bodied, with good mid-palate depth and a great finish, it's another outstanding, balanced, impressive Pomerol in the vintage."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Spicy, fresh, and silky, the wine is loaded with incense, flowers, cherries, plums, and chocolate. Medium-bodied, elegant, vibrant, lifted, and fresh, the fruits offer energy, and refinement. The wine blends 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2045."
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DECANTER: "Pleasing aromas of strawberry and plum presage a smooth palate with damn delicious savoury notes, including some fine milk chocolate. Although a bit of hard tannin is noticeable on the finish, the barrel ageing should resolve matters."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, tiefer Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Schwarze Kirschen, Waldbeeren, blumige Nuancen, zart nach Mandarinenzesten. Mittlere Komplexität, Brombeerkonfit, präsente Tannine, zart kräuterwürzig im Abgang, mineralisch-salziger Nachhall."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Le Bon Pasteur 2023 is deep garnet-purple in color. It jumps from the glass with notes of juicy plums, strawberry preserves, and wild thyme, plus hints of tar and licorice. The medium to full-bodied palate is velvety and generous, with bags of freshness and a mineral-laced finish."
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WEINWISSER: "Verhaltenes Bouquet, Sandelholz, zarte blaubeerige Konturen und heller Tabak. Am kompakten Gaumen mit verlangendem engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, spröder Textur und geradlinigem Körper. Im konzentrierten langen Finale Wildkirsche, Schlehensaft und dunkle Mineralik. Aufgerundet."
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VINUM: "Frisch, floral, kühler Kamin, rote Frucht, Trockenkräuter; herber Gaumen, frisch, lebendig, körniges Tannin, feine Säure, frisches, rotfruchtiges Finale. Für die mittlere Reife gebaut."
