Chateau Soutard 2024

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple colored. Needs a little shaking to wake up notes of wild blueberries and fresh red currants, plus hints of red roses, camphor, and bay leaves. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers red and blue fruit layers with great tension with silky tannins, finishing with loads of spring in its step."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2024 Soutard is a blend of 48% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Malbec. The unusually high percentage of Cabernet lends this even more aromatic range than usual, and the wine bursts with notes of rose petals, cherries, cassis, mint and spices. Medium to full-bodied, with a layered, fleshy core and a perfumed finish, this is a strong effort."

JEB DUNNUCK: "A more Cabernet Franc-dominated blend of 48% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 7% Malbec, the 2024 Château Soutard is deep purple-hued, revealing gorgeous red, blue, and black fruits, violets, graphite, and minerality. Medium-bodied and nicely integrated on the palate, it has a fresh, focused, elegant mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and integrated acidity."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Medium-bodied, floral, fresh, and vibrant, the wine focuses you on its red berry side, with vibrant raspberries, cherries, and red plums. Elegantly styled, there is lift, and energy in the finish. Drink from 2027-2042."

JAMES SUCKLING: "A fruity and mellow, light- to medium-bodied red with red-fruit character. Silky tannins and texture with a juicy, medium finish."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Reifes Bukett, ein Hauch von Feigen und Gewürznelken, rote Kirschen sind unterlegt. Saftig, rund und süß, etwas weitmaschig, ohne Ecken und Kanten, hat Charme, bereits zugänglich."

VINUM: "Dunkles Rubinrot; im Duft mit dunklen Beeren, Pflaumen, schwarzer Schokolade und angekohltem Holz; am Gaumen dicht, konzentriert, fokussiert, markante Tannine, diese sind fein mit der Frucht verwoben, die Säure belebt, hält das Fruchtpaket frisch; gute Länge, rotfruchtige Rückaromen. Gelungen, hat Reserven."