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Michael-Grimm-Bewertungen

Michael Grimm

Decanter: 98 Punkte
"This marks the first vintage of this wine made entirely from the Morlet family’s own site, located across the road from To Kalon and just south of the Beckstoffer To Kalon blocks. Sourced from the third leaf of this vineyard, the wine is beautifully fragrant, sophisticated, stylish, and polished. It is wonderfully expressive and features vibrant and pliant tannins nuanced by red- and black-toned saline-ripe fruit layered with green tobacco. You’d be hard-pressed to believe this wine does not come from Beckstoffer To Kalon but rather from the Morlet family’s 10.11-hectare property, acquired in 2015. With the To Kalon Creek running through it and its location just south of the Beckstoffer site, Morlet describes this low-vigour vineyard as consisting of 40–60% well-draining gravel, planted with two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third Cabernet Franc on Bale series soil, which is similar to To Kalon." - Jonathan Cristaldi (01/2025)
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Jeb Dunnuck

98 POINTS
All four of the flagship Cabernets from Morlet are absolutely world class. Starting out, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallee comes from To Kalon, which was a vineyard that excelled in 2018. Revealing a dense ruby/purple color as well as a flat-out awesome nose of crème de cassis, black raspberries, flowery incense, dried tobacco, and classy new leather, this carries to a full-bodied, opulent, seamless 2018 with incredible tannins, flawless balance, and a blockbuster of a finish. It’s classic To Kalon with it’s rich, powerful, yet weightless style. While unquestionably very different wines, I kept thinking of a great 1982 Bordeaux while tasting this beauty, as those show a similar level of class, richness, and balance. Enjoy bottles any time over the coming 2-3 decades. This is the finest vintage I’ve tasted for this cuvée. (01/2021)
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown

98 POINTS
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallee is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc, all from the Estate vineyard in Oakville. Deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps with bright, vivacious crushed blackberries, black raspberries, and crushed blackcurrants scents, giving way to notes of roses, tilled soil, pencil shavings, and truffles. Medium to full-bodied, firm, finely grained, and refreshing, it is packed with bright, crunchy black fruits, finishing long and fragrant. (08/2022)
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Wine Spectator

93 POINTS
Offers textbook AVA notes of menthol, bay leaf and warm loam, mixed with a lush wave of dark currant and plum fruit flavors. The long finish pulls everything together steadily and assuredly, set against a smoldering alder backdrop. - James Molesworth (12/2021)
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Parker – Wine Advocate

97 POINTS
The first vintage to come entirely from Morlet's own vineyard, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallee features loads of mixed red and blue fruit. A blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc, it's full-bodied and plush yet nicely balanced and bright, with fine freshness and verve, framed by soft tannins. Perhaps it's a touch less concentrated than some other vintages, but it's absolutely charming and delicious. - Joe Czerwinski (10/2024)
Morlet Family Vineyards
Morlet Family Vineyards

A French-Californian Love Story

Luc Morlet wurde in eine Champagner-Familie hineingeboren.