„…sehr schöne, saubere, ganz klare Frucht, frisch, schöne Saftigkeit, mittlerer Körper, gute Säure, sehr maskuline Tannine, süß-sauer, Mitte fehlt etwas“ (04/2025)
Jane Anson: 89 Punkte
"Beautiful clarity of fruit, delivering lean but vivid cherry and spiced savoury plum, with tannins that are present but not overly tight. Harvested around 35hl/h yield, then ended up in the bottle at 20-25hl/h yield, giving you some idea of the sorting needed to tease out the best wines of the vintage. Increased footprint of vines, with 20ha added from the purchase of Chateau Doroux, in Cussac Fort Médoc, but still the final amount saw around 50% of the usual production. 11% press wine. 3.6 pH. harvest 22 September to 10 October, 20% new oak." (04/2025)
Falstaff: 91 Punkte
"Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Dunkle Waldbeeren, ein Hauch von Brombeeren und Kräuterwürze, florale Nuancen nach Veilchen, einladendes Bukett. Straff, engmaschig, rote Kirschen, frisch strukturiert, mineralischer Nachhall." - Peter Moser (04/2025)
Vinum: 89 Punkte
"Leuchtendes Rubinrot; offen im Duft, reife Kirschfrucht, Lakritze, sehr verführerisch; zugänglicher Gaumenauftakt, packt dann zu, merklich Gerbstoff, viel Frische, salines Finale."
Decanter: 89 Punkte
"Sharp, high-toned fruit, tangy raspberry and cranberry fruit. This has bite and grip, a juicy core but lean tannins - quite a focussed expression with tension and a salty liquorice grip. Quite serious, a touch severe and spiced on the finish. Not so layered, but good definition. 3.6pH." - Georgina Hindle (04/2025)
The Drinks Business: 88-90+ Punkte
"Crunchy, with bright dark berry fruits, bay leaf and a little dark stone fruit. Nicely pure and ripe. A trace of graphite. Impressive for the appellation. The tannins are quite chunky but this gives the impression of coming from a somewhat riper vintage in the end. Well done." - Colin Hay (04/2025)
