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DECANTER: "Dark chocolate touches on the nose are so appealing with violets and blackcurrants. Juicy and lively at first with the liquorice and clove elements just closing the palate slightly into a more focused and linear style, rather than being overly expansive. Tannins are fine and soft, and this has a lovely graceful appeal despite the cool, austere touches, giving it a closed feel right now. Michel Rolland consultancy."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2021 Château Chauvin will be terrific and is certainly outstanding. Giving up a subtle yet impressive bouquet of both red and black fruits as well as spicy oak, it's medium to full-bodied, has ripe tannins, beautiful overall balance, and a great finish. Give it a few years and it should evolve for 15+."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart tabakig, rote Kirschen, Preiselbeeren, dezente mineralische Nuancen. Schlank, rote Kirschen, rassiger Säurebogen, gut integrierte Tannine, zart nach Nelken, salziger Abgang."
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NEAL MARTIN: "The 2021 Chauvin has a well-defined bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, sous-bois and tobacco scents, though
it needs time to coalesce in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly rigid tannins, quite
masculine, and a little austere in style, but there is adequate freshness on the finish. Give this 4–5 years in bottle."