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JAMES SUCKLING: "This is very focused, with lots of blue fruit alongside crushed stone and a chalky sensibility. Medium body. Solid core of fruit with freshness and salinity at the end. Clear nature to this. This is much better than 2022. From the owners of Calon Segur."
93
DECANTER: "Spring bouquet and red berry aromatics leap from the glass, introducing a bright attack on the palate, which reflects tangy raspberry as well as brightness, nuanced depth and freshness: a success from St-Emilion this vintage, although the tannins are a bit tight overall. Planted on clay and limestone soils, the vineyard includes Merlots that average 33 years of age, and that reveal a certain wet stone minerality on the mid palate. Managed by the team of Château Calon Ségur, where it was tasted. Conservative score as the 30% new oak ageing (18 months) should soften the tannins and broaden the palate."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Quite floral in nature, you also find black raspberries, marine influences, orange, and flowers in the perfume. The wine is medium-bodied, elegant, energetic, and silky-textured on the palate, with freshness, ripe fruits, and a complicating touch of salt in the finish. The wine is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc.14.5% ABV, 3.5 pH. Drink from 2027-2045."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2023 Le Prieuré is the first vintage from this estate to incorporate newly acquired parcels in Villemaurine, lending the wine some additional mid-palate amplitude. Offering up aromas of dark berries, cherries, bay leaf and incense, it's medium-bodied, lively and textural, with a bright spine of acidity that reflects its limestone origins."
17,5
WEINWISSER: "Verspieltes blaubeeriges Bouquet gepaart mit verführerischer Veilchennote, Heidelbeerdrops. Am eleganten Gaumen mit herrlicher Extraktfülle, stützender Rasse und mittlerem Körper. Im gebündelten aromatischen Finale Kirschenhaut, Sandelholz und mehlige Adstringenz."
