Château L'If
Deze prachtige wijn is medium-bodied en wordt gekenmerkt door tonen van knapperig zwart fruit en hints van blauwe bessen. In de afdronk onthult zich een vleugje drop en een kruidige nasmaak. Deze creatie van Jacques Thienpont en zijn team is een waar meesterwerk en trekt niet voor niets een schare van liefhebbers aan.
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- Op werkdagen voor 16:00 uur besteld, volgende werkdag in huis
- Gratis verzending binnen NL vanaf €80
- Elke wijn per fles te bestellen
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Details
| Formaat: | Fles (75 cl) |
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| Land: | Frankrijk |
| Druivensoort met percentage: | Cabernet Franc 21%, Merlot 79% |
| Regio: | Bordeaux |
| Substreek: | Saint-Émilion |
| Jaargang: | 2021 |
| Alcohol: | 13 |
| Drinkbaar vanaf: | 2026 |
| Houdbaar t/m: | 2040 |
Scores
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Robert Parker
A blend of 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 L'If shows considerable potential, and if it evolves as well as I suspect it will during élevage, it may make my score seem conservative. Offering up aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with loamy soil, black truffles and sweet forest floor, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and seamless, with velvety tannins and a bright spine of acidity, concluding with a long, saline finish.
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Vinous
The 2021 L'If is a wine of power and reserve. It exudes notable density and richness, but in the more restrained style of the year. Black cherry, graphite, spice, leather, tobacco and chocolate fill out the layers effortlessly. The 2021 is a gorgeous wine, but it won't be ready to appreciate fully for a number of years. Even so, it was exquisite in two separate tastings.
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Decanter
Lovely aromatic profile, softly aromatic and flowery with nice touches of black fruits. Something really quite perfumed about the nose. Smooth and succulent, instantly so juicy and alive on the palate, very clean and balanced, cleans the tongue and scrapes with a graphite and mineral, wet stone texture. Very appealing and utterly drinkable still with hallmark tones of tobacco, liquorice and spice on the finish. I love the energy, really feels lively in the glass, crunchy and so fruity. Well executed, full of flavour and polished.
