CLOS FOURTET
2008 1er Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Saint Emilion & Satellites |
| Village | Saint Emilion |
| Classification | 1er Grand Cru Classé |
| ABV | 14% |
Ripe and expressive, and quite tannic. Warm Merlot fruit. Seemed to have more drive on a second tasting, but did not seem particularly thrilling, just very good. Rating: 90 L&S (Apr 2009)
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The 2008 Clos Fourtet has a tightly wound bouquet with raspberry, cranberry and light tertiary aromas, a touch of bell pepper in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin. This Clos Fourtet boasts impressive body, almost sinewy in style, a backward 2008 Saint Émilion from Mathieu Cuvelier although I was smitten by its persistent spicy aftertaste. It clearly deserves a couple more years in bottle. One to watch carefully. Drinking range: 2021 - 2045 Rating: 93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2018)
Bright red-ruby. Crushed blueberry, violet and licorice on the perfumed nose. Pliant, supple and sweet, with a very smooth texture if not exceptional complexity to the flavors of black fruits and chocolate. No rough edges here. Finishes with lush, chocolatey tannins and lingering aromatic perfume. Rating: 90 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Jul 2011)
Un des plus complets de l’histoire récente, mieux équilibré dans son tanin et sa personnalité aromatique que le 2005, profond et séducteur, harmonieux dans son tanin. Du grand vin à coup sûr. Rating: 18/20 RVF 'Le Classement' (May 2009)
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2012 CHÂTEAU CANON 1er Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion
Right Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
Pretty nose - quite bright and lifted for these parts. Then some good gloss and nice weight, more on the stewy cherry style of fruit, quite intense and tightens up a little on the firmish finish.
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2019 CHÂTEAU TOUR SAINT CHRISTOPHE Grand Cru Saint Emilion
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
The 2019 Tour Saint Christophe is a fabulous wine that marries fruit intensity and structure. Black cherry, graphite, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and spice give this driving, potent Saint-Émilion tons of charac...(read more)
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