Clos Fourtet, 1er Grand Cru Classé
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Omschrijving
Clos Fourtet dankt zijn reputatie aan de families Rulleau en De Carle, heren van Figeac, die in de 18e eeuw in bezit kwamen van deze wijngaarden met een bijzondere natuurlijke drainage. In 2001 kwam Fourtet in het bezit van de familie Cuvelier die met veel passie en investeringen de status van Fourtet als 1e Grand Cru Classé hoog hielden. Deze nobele 1e Grand Cru Classé ligt bovenop het plateau van Saint-Émilion, recht tegenover de grote kerk, bijna in het historische hart van het eeuwenoude stadje. De kelders van de ommuurde wijngaarden (de Clos) bestaan uit maar liefst drie etages in de grotten uitgehouwen gangen, bijna net zo indrukwekkend als de wijn. Fourtet gebruikt 60 tot 80% nieuwe fusten en maakt steeds meer gebruik van de principes van biodynamische wijnbouw. De wijn kenmerkt zich door een toets van mineraliteit verpakt in rijp, rijk en flamboyant fruit met aroma's van specerijen en drop. In 1991 zijn de wijngaarden herbeplant, de verwachting is dan ook dat de wijn alleen maar beter wordt naarmate de wijnstokken ouder worden.
Details
| Type wijn: | Rode Wijn |
|---|---|
| Formaat: | Fles (75 cl) |
| Land: | Frankrijk |
| Druivensoort met percentage: | Cabernet Franc 3%, Cabernet Sauvignon 7%, Merlot 90% |
| Regio: | Bordeaux |
| Substreek: | Saint-Emilion, Saint-Émilion |
| Smaak: | Rood Fruit en Fluweel Zacht |
| Jaargang: | 2018 |
| Landbouw: | Ongecertificeerd biologisch |
| Alcohol: | 14,5 |
| Drinkbaar vanaf: | 2024 |
| Houdbaar t/m: | 2035 |
| Oogst: | Handmatig |
Scores
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Robert Parker
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Clos Fourtet (a blend of 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Franc) opens with wonderfully pure, intense black fruit notes of ripe blackberries, crushed black cherries and warm plums, leading to suggestions of pencil lead, clove oil, black olives and aniseed. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock-full of muscular black fruits, delivering compelling vivacity and tension, framed by velvety tannins and finishing epically long and perfumed. The intense, bright, energetic fruit on this 2018 has been impeccably preserved. Stunning!
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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-Émilion plateau. Clos Fourtet is easy to look past in 2018. It is neither exuberant nor exotically ripe. Instead, everything is in reserve. The 2018 is a magical wine, that's all there is to it. Don't miss it.
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James Suckling
Beautiful blueberries and black cherries with crushed-stone and limestone notes. Juniper, too. It’s full-bodied, yet so linear and energetic with focused, fine tannins. Fresh acidity. Really fine-grained tannins here. Drink after 2025.
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Decanter
Easily as good as the 2015 at this estate, the 2018 may even prove to be better after some ageing. There is depth and concentration to the berry fruits, but also a fine quality to the tannins and a softness overall that suggests nothing was pushed, that all of this power is simply what was naturally given by the vintage. It's very good quality, true to the confidence of the estate, pulsating with rich raspberry and damson notes and playing between a seductive gourmet edge and maintaining its limestone freshness. I have enjoyed a number of older vintages of this wine recently, and I feel pretty sure that this will grow into one of those wines that you are so happy to open after a few decades of ageing. 33hl/ha yield. 60% new oak.