powerful yet seamless and elegant Pomerol
particularly for an estate that is known for its exuberance
The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins: layers of black fruit laced with dark chocolate and a gorgeous
charming bouquet that could only come from Pomerol
This is turning out to be a delicious (as banal as that reads) Le Tertre-Roteboeuf with the tannic structure to suggest that it will give pleasure over the next 20-30 years
2018 Clos Fourtet Saint Emilion 2019 powerful yet seamless and elegant98 points, Vinous. The 2018 Clos Fourtet is one of the most elegant, refined wines of the vintage. Silky and aromatically expressive, Clos Fourtet is all grace. Blue purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol and sage all lift from the glass. Even with all of the natural richness of the year, Clos Fourtet sizzles with tension and delineation. Then again, that is the magic of the Saint milion plateau. Clos Fourtet is easy to look past in 2018. It is