Chateau Le Prieure 2025

James Suckling: A fresh and vivid red with blueberries, light chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. Medium body, fine tannins and bright acidity. Precise and curated. Energized at the end. Fantastic this year. pH 3.3. A blend of 97% merlot and 3% cabernet franc."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Le Prieuré sails out with bold notes of freshly crushed blueberries, juicy blackberries, and anise, opening out to reveal hints of violets, dark chocolate, and tilled soil. The full-bodied palate is fantastically dense and bright with a crisp line of tension and super-fine-grained tannins, finishing with great length and perfume. Stunning! The blend is 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a pH of 3.3 and the alcohol is 14.7%."

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Herzkirschenfrucht, zarte Kräuterwürze, etwas Nougat, kandierte Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, saftig, schwarze Kirschen, frische Struktur, reife Tannine, fast rotbeerig im Abgang, salzig, lange anhaftend, zitronig im Finale, ein feiner Speisenbegleiter."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Flowers, black raspberries, boysenberries, chocolate, espresso, and licorice pop in the aromatic profile. The palate is medium-bodied, soft, silky and fresh in its delivery of all its sweet, ripe plums, black cherries, cocoa, and mineral essences that add just the right hint of lightly-salted cherries at the backend of the finish. The wine blends 97% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc.14.7% ABV. Drink from 2029-2050."

Vinum: (97% Merlot, 14.7% Alkohol und 3.3 pH) Dunkle Kirschen, Pflaumen und Blutorangen prägen die super feine Nase, das Holz ist perfekt integriert; am Gaumen füllig und weich, dabei erstaunlich frisch und sehr elegant, hervorragende Tanninqualität, kalkige Mineralität im Abgang. Ein ausgezeichneter Saint-Emilion, der die Balance aus Kraft und Finesse hervorragend meistert."

Decanter: Floral-edged black cherries and blackcurrants on the nose, leading to a round and alive palate that is fun and charming from the off. Juicy strawberries and red cherries with a soft bounce to the expression, the tannins are generous but soft and just shy of chewy, giving this immediate appeal. Clean, sophisticated and so enjoyable with lovely soft mineral grip on the finish. I really like this - simple but so well done and should offer great value. 3.3 pH"

Jeb Dunnuck: A Merlot-dominant blend of 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc that's being raised in 50% new oak, the 2025 Château Le Prieure is a ripe, sexy Saint-Émilion with wild strawberries, framboise, smoky tobacco, graphite, and that classic minerality of the region on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's round, textured, and balanced, with ripe tannins and a great finish. It's another ripe yet fresh, pure Right Bank with loads of character."