chateau clos fourtet 1er grand cru classe st emilion

Château Clos Fourtet

Château Clos Fourtet, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2021

Name: Château Clos Fourtet, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Clos Fourtet
Price: 580.22 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

91-93/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

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2021
6x75cl
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£580.22

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Hailing from a superb limestone vineyard just above St Emilion town. This was the clear pick of the St Emilion UGC (in a poor quality field). Much more energy here. A crisp purity with some density of fruit at its core. 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc.

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

The skill and class of this estate has come through more strongly after ageing, and this is a single point upscore. Very much on the savoury sudued side at this point, but there is beautiful finesse and a kick of oyster shell salinity. Austere still, but the floral aromatics give extra depths. A reasonable yield of 40hl/h (normal for the property) as its location again protected from frost. Clay-limestone soils. 50% new oak, 2% amphoras, saignée (for added concentration) on 20% of the vats.

drinking window 2026 - 2040

date of review 03/2024

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Clos Fourtet has an attractive bouquet with blackberry, wild strawberry, incense and touches of marmalade in the background. It seems to gain a little intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a sapid entry, fine depth and acidity. It’s quite dense and just a little blocky toward the finish, where I would like to see more complexity develop with time. It's a more backward Saint-Émilion, but it will reward those with the sense to cellar it several years.

drinking window 2028 - 2048

date of review 02/2024

91-93/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Clos Fourtet needs a lot of swirling to unlock notes of black cherry preserves, ripe blueberries, and violets, followed by hints of cracked black pepper and star anise. Medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound with loads of delicate black fruit and spicy nuances, framed by ripe, rounded tannins, finishing long and fragrant. Yields were 34 hl/ha and the blend is 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc. It is aging in French oak barriques, 60% new.

drinking window 2026 - 2045

date of review 05/2022

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