2023
3x75cl
DP
£466.37
Omri explained 2023 is "not a solaire vintage, it’s not a “classical” cool vintage, it’s not another hybrid vintage like 2016, 2018 or 2020 with a wet, cold spring and then a very hot, dry summer… The best we’ve come up with so far is it’s an extreme vintage with no real extremes… It felt extreme when we were working in the vineyard, it was challenging and complex, but when we look back at the data, it was quite unremarkable.” The wines they have produced certainly are remarkable and very much appeal to our palates. They are dense, but less overly fruity than recent greats like 2019 and 2022. They have wonderful aromatics and bright, tense cores of fruit framed by gloriously ripe tannins packed with detail. It's a masterful range, which sits right up there with the very best from these estates. The 2023 Pensées is one of the most enthralling examples of this cuvee we can recall tasting. Produced from 70% Merlot and 30% Bouchet this has all the usual charm with a more complex, serious character. Initially floral with salty, earthy notes. So silky, contoured rather than voluptuous, refreshing dark berries and griotte with layers of earth and stones, a very serious, controlled Pensées with a tear drop shaped finish, hints of coffee beans, cacao and flowers. Very smart indeed.
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