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JAMES SUCKLING: "This has a big structure of polished tannins that are energetic and punchy. Medium to full body with beautiful blackcurrants, as well as dark tobacco and wet earth. Chewy at the end, but a pointed and focused finish. More structured than 2022. 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot. From organically grown grapes."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat. tiefer Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Frische Kräuterwürze, Brombeerkonfit, ein Hauch von Cassis, zart nach Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, engmaschig, frischer Säurebogen, rotbeeriger Touch im Abgang, mineralisch im Nachhall, gutes Reifepotenzial."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2023 Le Petit Haut Lafitte reveals fresh and dark aromas of licorice, smoke, dark wild berries and violet. Medium to full-bodied, it is more structured and serious than Les Hauts de Smith, with a layered, structured mid-palate, a fleshy core of fruit and a long, saline, chalky finish. Classically composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, it is matured in 30% new oak barrels."
