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18 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Lila mit violettem Schimmer. Maulbeerenbouquet mit schwarzem Pfeffer und Lorbeer darin, zeigt Pep in der konzentrierten, geradlinig ausgerichteten Nase. Im Gaumen feiner Stoff, blaubeerig, sattes Extrakt und eine muskulöse Adstringenz zeigend, streng Tanninen und mit dem weiteren Ausbau nach mehr Fett verlangend. Grosses Potential aber doch eher etwas maskulin im Moment. Ein Modewein für den Härtetest! Mittleres Granat mit lila Schimmer. Dichtes, frisches Bouquet, frisch gepflückte Waldbeeren, Veilchen und zart florale Noten darin zeigend. Im Gaumen viel rote Früchte, rote, gekochte Kirschen, Grenadinetouch im satten Extrakt, intensive, aber gut verteilte Adstringenz, tolle Länge. Ein nicht zu unterschätzendes Potential in sich tragend. trinken (2009 - 2016)
93 Robert Parker
Another brilliant effort from a small, 45-year-old vineyard on the clay and limestone plateau above Pavie and Pavie Decesse, this blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc was cropped at 30 hectoliters per hectare. A classically structured St.-Emilion, it boasts an opaque purple color as well as a gorgeous nose of black raspberries, creme de cassis, blueberries, espresso roast, and pen ink. Huge tannin, massive body, and tremendous richness as well as depth suggest it will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring, and should drink well for 20-25.
93 Wine Spectator
A concentrated nose, showing intense blackberry, vanilla and cedar, with hints of raspberry. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and beautiful fruit that lasts minutes on the palate. Best after 2011. 1,000 cases made. ?JS
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Château La Mondotte
This up-and-coming Right Bank producer, Château La Mondotte is one of the greatest garagiste to emerge in the last half of this decade. Similarly owned by the reputable Stéphan von Neipperg, along with his several other leading Bordeaux estates, La Mondotte is quite recent to the wine scene. Produced at von Neipperg’s Canon-la-Gaffelière, the 4.5-hectare vineyard debuted their first vintage in 1996. Since then, the brand has grown into one of the two finest vins de garage coming from Saint-Émilion, next to Le Dôme. The superbly well-drained, clay-silt terroir found on this unusually steep south-facing plot has produced remarkably deep and concentrated wines for two decades. Made in the classic Stephane Derenoncourt style, La Mondotte is aged on the lees in new oak for a year and a half, before being bottled unfiltered. The Merlot based blend, balanced by Cabernet Franc offers a desirable lush texture, flawlessly sewn with tannins.