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JEB DUNNUCK: "Another beautiful wine that shines for its texture and balance, the 2021 Château Marquis d'Alesme (51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc) sports a deep purple hue to go with a focused, vibrant nose of blue fruits, spice box, and integrated oak. It's medium-bodied on the palate, has ripe, silky tannins, and again, remarkable balance and purity."
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WEINWISSER: "Delikates rotbeeriges Bouquet, Sandelholz, Hibiskus und Johannisbeerdrops. Am satten Gaumen mit weicher Textur, stützender Rasse, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und muskulösem Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale, Wildkirsche, Estragon und fein mehlige Adstringenz. Der Margaux wird aufgrund der kleinen Menge sehr gesucht sein!"
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DECANTER: "A deep, rich, opulent nose giving that Margaux glamour straight out the gate. Heady, perfumed purple flowers on the nose. The aromas are really beguiling, you get the ripe Cabernet fruit which was such a success in 2021 - the green pepper, black pepper, blueberries and eucalyptus with hints from the Merlot - sharp, sweet and sour strawberries and red cherries with herbal notes of liquorice and cedar. It's certainly fresh and you get a clarity on the palate, it's not massively structured per se but offering lovely balance, freshness and precision of all the elements. There's a vibrancy to this and a nice mouthfeel of gentle but grippy tannins - they're fine but filling. Fruit and oak are well balanced with such persistence of gentle flavour. Lovely refinement and class with a lifted minty finish. I love it. 3% Cabernet Sauvignon completes the blend. 3.80pH. They lost around 25% of the yield in 2021, bringing in 32hl/ha compared to the usual 40-45hl/ha."
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FALSTAFF: "Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Ockerrandaufhellung. Zart tabakig unterlegte feine Pflaumenfrucht, ein Hauch von Kräuterwürze und Nougat. Saftig, elegant und leichtfüßig, feine Mineralik, zarte Fruchtsüße, ein balancierter, animierender Speisenbegleiter."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Cedar, flowers, cocoa, mint leaf, and red fruits shine in the nose. On the palate, the wine is elegant, soft, fresh, and juicy, with a fruity mid-palate and a refreshing, savory edge to the finish. The wine blends 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV. Drink from 2024-2044."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "This 15-hectare estate has produced the Perrodo family's most serious, structured wine this year in the form of the 2021 Marquis d'Alesme. Exhibiting aromas of raspberries, red cherries, violets and blood orange, it's medium to full-bodied, with powdery tannins, lively acids and creditable persistence on the finish."