87% Merlot/7% Cabernet Franc/6% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Producer
- Clos Fourtet
- Origin
- St-Emilion, Right bank, Bordeaux FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Merlot
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- young
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Wine Score
- 95 points, Jane Anson, janeanson.com, April 2024
94-96 points, Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2024
94-96 points, William Kelley, robertparker.com, April 2024
92-94 points, Neal Martin, vinous.com, April 2024 - Wine Status
- New
Stock in
Warehouse*Stock on Order Price ib Add to Basket Case 6x75cl - - £420.00*Estimated date for Stock on Order: 01 June 2026
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Media Reviews
Jane Anson
Starts right out of the gate with fragrant white flowers, lime zest freshness, scraping pumice stone limestone feel, strong Clos Fourtet character coming through, with cassis and black cherry fruits, a whirl of peony and iris flowers, inching forward step by step through the palate. Aged in 2% amphora, 45% new oak, with berries destemmed but uncrushed befpre fermenting. Stephane Derenoncourt consultant. 95 points
Antonio Galloni
The 2023 Clos Fourtet is pure class. Elegant and soaring, the 2023 offers up an exciting mélange of dark-toned fruit, leather, incense, dried herbs, pencil shavings and crushed rocks. Beams of supporting limestone-infused tannin and acid give Clos Fourtet is super-distinctive feel. The long, enduring finish is a thing of beauty. Clos Fourtet remains a benchmark example of wines from Saint-Émilion`s famed limestone plateau. Tasted two times. 94-96 points
William Kelley
The 2023 Clos Fourtet is especially suave and refined this year, wafting from the glass with deep aromas of red berries, licorice, violets and pencil shavings, framed by a nicely integrated patina of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, supple and layered, with a velvety attack that segues into a bright, precise mid-palate, it`s pure and lively, concluding with a mineral finish. 94-96 points
Neal Martin
The 2023 Clos Fourtet was picked from September 14 to October 3 and aged in 40% new oak. The nose is very attractive and quite sensual in style with red cherries, crushed strawberries and incense. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, fresh, focused, pure and quite linear on the finish. This is much more classically styled than the 2022, and it conveys tenderness and persistence. Superb. 92-94 points
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