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VINUM: "Duftig, floral, Flieder, ein Hauch von Kirschen, Holunder; am Gaumen zugänglich, weich, feingliedrig, delikate Frucht, präzises Tannin, ausgewogen, verspielt, mit eindrücklicher Länge und grosser Eleganz. Ein Hit."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "Medium-bodied with caressing, cashmere-textured tannins that are very pretty. Hints of chocolate and spices. The richness comes through beautifully in the pure fruit finish."
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WEINWISSER: "komplexes Bouquet, Brombeere, Schattenmorellensaft, Orangen und Veilchen. Am vielschichtigen Gaumen mit engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, trainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, langen Finale Heidelbeere, dunkle Mineralik und mehlige Adstringenz. Gehört zu den besten Zweitweinen dieses Jahrgangs!"
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ANSON: "The colour here is vibrant ruby and violet, this has so much precision and energy, sapidy, cherry pit, violets, again the textural side of the vintage is at the fore, coffee beans, espresso and black chocolate, notes that I have not written in many wines this year, No chaptilisation, 3.62ph, 70% new oak, harvest september 20 to 28. Love this, has a sense of vibration that might make this the 2nd wine of the vintage. If this comes out at a good price, run don't walk, as they say."
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DECANTER: "Gorgeous creamy vanilla blackcurrant on the nose, perfumed and aromatic. Floral, richly scented. Clean and crisp but with body too, the acidity and clean freshness lifts the palate but this has power no doubt and a dark core of blueberry, liquorice, slate and blackcurrant. Feels really ripe and you get some of the Pomerol glamour in the texture here which is great. Still ends clean and ultra refined though. A great wine in the making. Not dense but definitely structured. Complexity. 3.72pH. A yield of 42hl/ha. Ageing 70% new oak."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple colored. Sashay out with eager-to-please scents of kirsch, fresh mulberries, and red plums, followed by hints of rose bud tea and underbrush. The medium-bodied palate has fantastic freshness with impressive intensity and fine-grained tannins, finishing long and minerally. Nice!"
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Chocolate mint, black cherries, and black raspberries provide the backdrop for this elegant, charmer. Fresh, fruity, and early drinking, the wine is soft, and silky in texture, with vibrancy in the bright, almost creamy finish. Enjoy this on the young side while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2027-2040."
