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Vinum: Tiefgründig, nobel, mit Rosmarinwürze, floralen Noten, Kirschen und schwarzen Johannisbeeren, untermalt von mineralischen Nuancen; am Gaumen straff, fokussiert, druckvoll, bleibt elegant, die Frucht ist knackig, wird von perfekt reifen Tanninen gekontert, voller Leben und mit langem, salzigem Finale auf dunkle und rote Beeren. Ein frischer Wein von eindrücklicher Präsenz, dabei nie dominant. Einer der besten Cru Classé!"
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The Wine Cellar Insider: Chocolate, licorice, espresso, flowers, and dark red pit fruits fill the perfume. The palate is silky, fresh, and electric, allowing you to enjoy the lingering fruit with its purity on your palate, all the way through to the vibrant, creamy finish. Drink from 2028-2050."
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James Suckling: A classic St. Emilion with blueberry and raspberry character and limestone undertones giving it chalkiness. Medium-bodied with a lightly chewy finish."
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Decanter: Lovely balanced aromas plum, red berry fruit, fresh earth, lead to a palate of minty freshness with just ripe juicy plum and spice: a wine that has elegance and ripeness, medium bodied, medium finish, juiciness but also structured. Tasted twice with similar results. Nice job!"
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Grand Corbin-Despagne sails out with energetic notes of crushed black cherries and red currants, followed by hints of rose water, fertile loam, and cedar. The medium-bodied palate is lightly chewy and refreshing with bright, lively black and red fruit flavors and a long, earthy finish."
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Jane Anson: Tannins muscular and knitted down, good quality, clear cassis bud and liquorice root, espresso as it opens, one that is going to take its time, plenty of concentration and promise under some slightly sharp acidities. Harvest September 8 to 17. 35% new oak. Yield 22 hl/ha. 3.68 pH. François Despagne the 7th generation, his 30th vintage."
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Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Dunkle Herzkirschen, Brombeerkonfit, einladendes Bukett, zarter Nougat unterlegt. Elegant, mittlere Komplexität, süße Kirschen, reife Tannine, mineralisch und anhaftend, vielseitig einsetzbar."
