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Decanter: Lovely aromatics, floral and open on the nose with ripe blackcurrant and plum fruit as well as a cedar and cinnamon edges. Juicy and upfront, this has such a bright opening with clarity to the bramble fruit and acidity that drives the wine forward. Perfumed and pure, very classy and drinkable. Lovely hands off approach."
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James Suckling: This is medium- to full-bodied, compact and balanced, with focused tannins that add definition. Delicate and precise expression of fruit."
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Weinwisser: 80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, Alkohol 13 vol%, 30 % whole bunches, pH 3.5. Intensives Bouquet, reife Waldbeeren, zarter Veilchenduft und Holundersaft. Am druckvollen Gaumen mit cremiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanningerüst, energiegeladener Rasse, trainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten, aromatischen, langen Finale ein Korb mit blauen Beeren, Lakritze und feinmehliger Adstringenz.
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Vinum: Strahlende Himbeerfrucht, frische Küchenkräuter, das Holz wahrnehmbar, jedoch nicht überbordend; cremiger Gaumenauftakt, satte Frucht, reifes Tannin, von A-Z ausgewogen, eine animierende Säure hält frisch; im Abgang brombeerfruchtig und salin. Ein ausgezeichneter Rouget, sehr Pomerol!"
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The Wine Cellar Insider: Intensely floral, you also discover chocolate, spice, licorice, plums, and black cherries in the nose. Sweet, lush, refined, and creamy, with purity and vibrancy to the fruits on the mid-palate that carry all the way through to the lengthy finish. Drink from 2028-2050."
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Jeb Dunnuck: A rich, well-oaked Pomerol, the 2025 Château Rouget offers a solid nose of spicy black cherries, red plums, graphite, and vanilla. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with ample mid-palate depth, ripe tannins, and beautiful overall balance. Based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that's being raised 18 months in 20% new barrels, it checks in at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.65. I like it!"
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Jane Anson: Intense, concentrated, deep dark and sweet berry fruits, this is good quality if lacking in a little lift through the finish, muscular and sinewy, with clear Porimol character, and an oyster shell twist on the finish."
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Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach reifen Zwetschken, Brombeerkonfit, Herzkirschen unterlegt, kandierte Orangenzesten im Hintergrund. Mittlere Komplexität, rote Kirschen, präsente Tannine, etwas fordernd im Abgang, mineralischer Nachhall."
