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James Suckling: "What a bright, racy wine showing beautiful chalky tannins and mid-palate fruit of good density. Minerally, with blue and red fruit. Taut on the palate, with a medium to full body supported by tense, chalky tannins. The long and really succulent finish goes on for a while. Precise. 84% merlot, 15% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon."
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Weinwisser: "84 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 42 hl/ha. Verführerisches Bouquet, frischgepresster Schattenmorellensaft, zarter Mentholduft, vermischt mit Flieder- und Irisduft. Am komplexen, straffen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, mineralischem Kern, engmaschigem Tanningerüst, balancierter Rasse, trainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, vibrierenden Finale rote Beeren, spürbare Mineralik und feinkörnige Adstringenz."
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Jane Anson: "Up on the limestone plateau of St Emilion, the whole game in 2024 has been how to handle the austerity without rendering things too tight. Here they have got the balance right - delicate, sappy, drawn out, vivid blackberry and cassis fruits with hidden density, nothing overt but plenty of power and grip. 3.3ph, harvest 3 to 8 October. 42 hl/ha, touch of saignée. Harvesting entirely in October, from 3 to 8, Stéphane Derenoncourt consultant with Nicolas Thienpont."
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Vinum: "Komplexer Duft nach Brombeeren, Schwarzkirschen, Cassis und Pflaumen, darüber feine, florale Noten, Irisblüten, subtil Mokka; am Gaumen kompakt, dicht, dabei federleicht, viel Zug, feinste Gerbstoffe, die zupackende Säure verleiht zusätzlich Struktur, der Wein zeigt Frische, Eleganz und eine sehr gute, aromatische Länge, endet auf Sauerkirschen und rote Johannisbeeren. Ein finessenreicher Pavie Macquin, der in jeder Phase seines Lebens Spass machen wird."
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Decanter: "Radiant and really lively red berry fruits - a touch of cranberry and just-ripe strawberry with really clean, straight acidity that gives this lift but also some tension. Well built, tannins are integrated and this is just all about the fruit with some mineral aspects around the sides. Juicy, lively, fun, fresh and joyous. Not plush but textured enough. Will need a bit of time to soften but this is characterful and full of personality. 3.3pH. A yield of 42hl/ha."
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Falstaff: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Vanille und Lakritze, feine Holzwürze, ein Hauch von Schwarzen Ribiseln, attraktives Bukett. Komplex, saftige Kirschfrucht, frisch strukturiert, rotbeerige Nuancen, bleibt gut haften, ein attraktiver Speisenbegleiter mit Entwicklungspotenzial."
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: "Deep garnet-purple colored. After a swirl or two, notes of raspberry coulis, kirsch, and Chinese five spice sail out of the glass, giving way to fragrant hints of dried roses, sandalwood, and pipe tobacco. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers electric intensity with great tension and fine-grained tannins to balance, finishing long and perfumed. Very pretty!"
