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  • Country ranking ?

    372
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

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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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Vintage 2022

Bordeaux 2022 vintage will stay in the memory of the world of wine as the exceptional vintage which kept a lot of surprises. The year started well with bud break at a normal date, so the frost in early April did not too much damage. The flowering started in mid-May and in optimal conditions. June brought stormy rains which were able to partially reconstitute de water reserves of the soil, however hail fell locally with sometimes very important...

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90% Merlot, 7% C. Franc, and 3% C. Sauvignon, 14.5% alcohol.
This is the second vintage with a new consultant (Stephane Derenencourt) and change of style to less new oak and a gentler extraction. Intense cherries, minerality, vibrant, creamy berries, and grained tannin. Excellent mid-palate. Great complexity. Long finish. Excellent effort. 96-97p.

  • 96p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core. Sophisticated nose with fragrant fruit, ripe plums, cherries and mulberries, In the background gingerbread spices and subtle oak, discreet floral hints complementing the nose. Very elegant palate with great persistence, a wine with finesse and depth showing an excellent length. A surprisingly elegant Clos Fourtet. 

  • 97p
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St. Emilion, Bordeaux

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