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JAMES SUCKLING: "Full of blackberry, black-olive and chocolate aromas and flavors on a medium to full body with lightly chewy tannins."
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DECANTER: "Lovely scents on the nose, deep and rich black fruit aromatics. Smooth and supple, this has a nice chew and sense of density to the ripe blackcurrant and damson fruit. Fills the mouth with a soft sweetness too, signs of more of a solar vintage, before the minerality and salty, mint comes through, adding cool touches of crisp red fruit and blueberries. A nice combination of power, ripeness and mouthwatering acidity, with a touch of austerity and spice on the finish but also lovely precision. 3.5pH. 23hl/ha yield."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "A year-in, year-out smoking value, the 2023 Château Puygueraud will be no exception. Based on 90% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Malbec brought up in 30% new French oak, it has ripe, upfront red and black (even some blue) fruits as well as attractive tobacco and spicy notes. This ripe, round, medium-bodied, pleasure-bent beauty will drink nicely for 5-7 years."
