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  • Country ranking ?

    1 315
  • Producer ranking ?

    21
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    from 2020
  • Food Pairing

    Roast leg of lamb

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The Story

 Clos Fourtet enjoys an ideal setting, with its 47 acres of walled vineyard atop a limestone-based plateau. Clos Fourtet was sold in 2001 by the the Lurton family for just under £42 million to the Cuvelier family. By lowering yields, encouraging malolactic fermentation in stainless-steel tanks and employing less new oak, Clos Fourtet shows greater precision. 

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Wine Information

Rain during the winter period replenished the water tables with 380mm (15 inches) falling between October and March. Very little rain fell during the period between 15th February and 15th March, and there was a 20 day period of frosts.

From 10th March to mid-May, we had regular spells of rain. From 26th May to 20th June, heavy rainfall brought 200mm of water. From June 20th on, we had very fine weather with no rain and plenty of sunshine. I...

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Vintage 2013

BORDEAUX 2013 VINTAGE REPORT

The 2013 vintage in Bordeaux was one of the most difficult since 1965 and 1968. Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer describes it as “the most complicated vintage in 20 years”. It rained almost continuously in the spring. Flowering was uneven, leading to poor set, millerandage and coulure. The threat of mold was alleviated by the arrival of warm, dry weather during the summer. For a while, winemakers hoped that abund...

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Dark purple red with violet hue. Elegant nose with fresh berry fruit, discreet minerality, fine toasting and elegant spicyness. On the palate well structured with convincing length and complex character.
  • 93p
Deep ruby. Scented, blueberries, layered, minerals, intense and fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, lively and rounded, leaner finish, towards long. 89-91
  • 91p
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Origin

St. Emilion, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Drinking temperature

16

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