Roses and red fruits combine in the perfume, while soft, silky, red, and black, creamy fruits combine on the palate and in the elegant, sweet, cherry-packed finish. Give this a year to soften, and it will be perfect for near term drinking while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 55% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2025-2035. 89-91 Pts.
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91 vvPunkte / Wie sein grosser Bruder, mit etwas weniger Tiefgang aber nicht weniger Reiz. Feiner Gaumen, schlank und elegant, präzise Gerbstoffe, knackige Frucht, das hat Charme, eine sehr gute Länge und wird früh Spass machen. Ein Hit. (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2023 / Vintex / Château Ripeau) #primeurs22 www.vvWine.ch
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En Primeur campaign for the 2022 vintage Day Three (Bordeaux): Fresh plums and blackcurrant, floral top notes, quite jammy fruit though, cedar and sweet spices in support. Medium plus intensity acidity, that jammy black fruit has a little savoury underpin, sweet spice, drying, slightly woody tannins travel with the fruit, alcohol warmth is annoyingly intrusive on the finish. Other than that this is perfectly pleasant.
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5/8/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 90 Points
Roses and red fruits combine in the perfume, while soft, silky, red, and black, creamy fruits combine on the palate and in the elegant, sweet, cherry-packed finish. Give this a year to soften, and it will be perfect for near term drinking while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 55% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2025-2035. 89-91 Pts.
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5/1/2023 - vvWine.ch wrote: 91 Points
91 vvPunkte / Wie sein grosser Bruder, mit etwas weniger Tiefgang aber nicht weniger Reiz. Feiner Gaumen, schlank und elegant, präzise Gerbstoffe, knackige Frucht, das hat Charme, eine sehr gute Länge und wird früh Spass machen. Ein Hit. (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2023 / Vintex / Château Ripeau) #primeurs22 www.vvWine.ch
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4/24/2023 - mxfnck wrote: 87 Points
Clean and open style, hints of coffee and kirsch. The finish is a bit heavy on the bitters.
Perhaps lacking a bit of concentration.
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4/24/2023 - chatters wrote:
En Primeur campaign for the 2022 vintage Day Three (Bordeaux): Fresh plums and blackcurrant, floral top notes, quite jammy fruit though, cedar and sweet spices in support. Medium plus intensity acidity, that jammy black fruit has a little savoury underpin, sweet spice, drying, slightly woody tannins travel with the fruit, alcohol warmth is annoyingly intrusive on the finish. Other than that this is perfectly pleasant.
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