One of the top wines from the Right Bank in most years, and 2007 is no exception. Finesse in style, there is a freshness to the black raspberry tinted fruits, with the added nuances of cherry blossoms, wet earth and hints of thyme. Softly textured, with silky, soft, polished red fruits in the finish, the wine was produced from blending 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc.
Robert Parker - 93 points
Region: St Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux France
Varietal Composition: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
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"Tasted blind at the 2007 Bordeaux horizontal in Southwold. Francois Mitjavile produced a lovely 2007 from a difficult vintage. Here it has a very pure Merlot driven nose with dark cherries, boysenberry, a touch of smoke and a touch of crushed violet. The palate has a thick creamy entry, very powerful for a 2007, a lot of well-integrated oak lending to a lactic, mocha-tinged finish. Not as Burgundian as it was out of barrel, but there is lovely focus and sense of harmony and it possesses that -gourmand- quality that Francois is looking for. Excellent. Tasted January 2011." - Neal Martin of RobertParker.com
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"Bordeaux's most luxurious, sensual and sexy wine..." - Robert Parker
"A supremely pure, delineates bouquet that reminds me of a Grand Cru Burgundy." - Neal Martin
"One of the very few St-Emilion I was tempted to swallow even at this early stage." - Jancis Robinson
"One of the three most intense wine emotions of my entire life!" - Andreas Larsson (Best Sommelier of the World 2007)