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WEINWISSER: "85 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc, Alkohol 13 vol%, 39 hl/ha. Dicht verwobenes ungeheuer tiefgründiges Bouquet, viel Würze, dunkle Mineralik, rote Johannisbeere. Am komplexen Gaumen mit guter Struktur und Tiefe, engmaschig, maskuliner Körper. Im konzentrierten, feinaromatischen Finale rotbeerige Konturen, dunkle Mineralik und feinsalzige Adstringenz. Kann noch zulegen."
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FALSTAFF: "Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Kräuterwürze, rote Waldbeerfrucht, ein Hauch von Preiselbeeren, kandierte Orangenzesten, ein Hauch von Ribisel. Saftig, rotbeerig, zarte Extraktsüße, finessenreiche Struktur, mineralisch-salzig, ein delikater Speisenbegleiter."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Initially you find notes of crushed rocks, before you delve into the flowers, plums, licorice, and salty cherries in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is sweet, juicy, fresh, and expressing a gorgeous sense of purity, lift, energy, and elegance, finishing with sweet, ripe, red plums, and raspberries. The wine blends 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV, pH 3.37. The harvest took place October 4 - October 8. Drink from 2028-2042."
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ANSON: "Love the aromatics here, and vibrant ruby colour, this is a real success and bright spot in the vintage, one to look out for, fragrant, tomato leaf, peony, lilac, raspberry fruits, lots of energy and delicate juice, not a powerhouse but skilful and early to medium drinking. 3.37 ph. Harvest 4 to 8 October, really held on to push for maturity. 30% new oak, even after sorting they are at 39hl/h yield here on these clay-limestone soils. Touch of chaptilsation and saignée, showing that even with waiting til October to harvest these things were needed."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2024 Château L'If comes from vines located just beside Troplong Mondot and is based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, with the Merlot harvested between October 4 and 6 and the Cabernet Franc picked on October 8. This deeper-hued beauty offers terrific aromatics of ripe black cherries, darker currants, leafy herbs, and a beautiful sense of minerality. It's nicely textured, medium-bodied, has a ripe, layered, round mouthfeel, and sweet tannins. It's a beautiful wine in the vintage that's well worth your time and money. The alcohol is a natural 13% with a pH of 3.37, and it will spend 12-16 months in 50% new barrels, with the balance in once-used oak."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Aromas of raspberries, bay leaf, petals and licorice introduce the 2024 L'If, a medium-bodied, supple and lively wine built around a tangy spine of acidity and concluding with a discreetly herbal finish. It's a blend of Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc."
