Light in color, the wine looks much older than its current age. Jammy black raspberry, vanilla, kirsch and spice aromas greet your nose. The charming, St. Emilion wine feels polished and silky in texture, but it's rapidly reaching maturity at an early age. I'd opt for drinking this sooner than later.
Robert Parker - 96 points
Region: St Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux France
Grape Variety: Merlot
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"Tasted blind at Southwold Õ06 Bordeaux tasting. This has a beautiful, lifted nose with stunning definition and purity, a lot of vanillary new oak, very modern in style, but quite sensuous and voluptuous. Cassis, blueberry jam and a touch of orange sorbet. The palate is rounded on the entry, touches of roasted herbs inflected the succulent, gamey black fruit with racy acidity on the elegant, harmonious finish. Very polished. This is a sumptuous, gorgeous Saint Emilion that is surpassing my initial optimism. Tasted January 2010.Ó " - 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)