Chateau La Clotte 2024

WEINWISSER: "dunkel würziges Bouquet, tiefschürfende Mineralik, leicht jodige Noten, Blutorangenzeste. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, anregender Salznote, trainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, langen Finale edle Cassiswürze, dunkle Mineralik und feinkörnige Adstringenz. Gehört zu den Besten seiner Klasse."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Good depth with fine oak spices, citrus and berries. Vibrant and medium-bodied but compact and even, with silky but vivid tannins, juicy berry fruit and a lengthy finish. Good chalky tannins offer fine grip. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc."

ANSON: "Excellent quality from the off, this is gripping and fragrant, again slimmer than in recent years but again capturing and harnessing the potential finesse of the vintage, peony, iris, cassis bud, crushed rose petals. The fruit a little less evident that the flowers, this is more about texture and minerality. Winery at La Clotte now totally finished, vineyard is almost 50% replanted, just under 3ha in production, with another three years before the whole project with reception facilties are totally ready to go. 100% new oak. Harvest 1 to 5 October. Philippe Baillarguet cellar master."

JEB DUNNUCK: "From a tiny parcel on the upper plateau (with a touch of hillside) not far from Pavie Macquin, the 2024 Château La Clotte has brilliant notes of ripe black raspberries, spring flowers, chalky minerality, and subtle hints of white truffle. It's wonderfully pure and medium-bodied, with a focused, layered mouthfeel and gorgeous tannins. The blend is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, and the wine is resting in 100% new oak."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple colored. Starts off a little closed, soon unfurling to offer up scents of cedar chest, fresh mulberries, and blackberries, plus hints of black tea and Sichuan pepper with a waft of wild sage. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound with vibrant red berry and mineral layers, framed by ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and perfumed. Nice!"

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Frische Kirschen, kandierte Orangenzesten, feines Brombeerkonfit, floraler Touch. Saftig, zarte Fruchtsüße, rotes Beerenkonfit, elegant, frisch, mineralisch, Limetten im Nachhall, unkomplizierter Speisenbegleiter."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Espresso, chocolate-mint chips, flowers, and plums create the aromatic profile. Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, and polished on the palate, the finish delivers its sweet, ripe, black cherry profile with charm, and ease. You can enjoy this with just a year or two of aging. The wine blends 80% Merlot, with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2040."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Offering up aromas of blackberries, minty raspberries and sweet toasty oak, the 2024 La Clotte is medium to full-bodied, dense and vibrant, with tangy acids, chalky tannins and a penetrating finish."

VINUM: "Rubinrot leuchtend, aufgehellter Rand; intensive Nase, Kirschblüten, Johannisbeeren, Blaubeeren, Krätuerwürze; saftiger Gaumen, delikate, knackige Frucht, zupackende Säure und feine Gerbstoffe umgarnen das Fruchtbündel, elegant, mit Würze und Rasse, endet auf Sauerkirschen. Trinfkfluss pur!"