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WEINWISSER: "Nur 4 500 Flaschen aus einem Ertrag von lediglich 19 hl/ha. 95 % Merlot, 100 % neues Holz. Undurchdringliche Farbe: Violett mit fast schwarzen Reflexen. Unglaubliches Bouquet: schwarzes Vanillemark, Rumtopfnuancen, Backpflaumen, getrocknete schwarze Kirschhaut, Teernoten, dunkles Malz, Guinness-Touch, Zimtstangen, Gewürznelken und Mokka, im zweiten Ansatz mit fast australischem Shiraz-Schimmer. Am Gaumen mächtig und elegant zugleich, alles mehr im schwarzbeerigen, weniger im blaubeerigen Bereich, dunkle Edelhölzer, extrem konzentriertes Extrakt mit Szechuanpfeffer und Lakritze. Ein massives Paket, eng geschnürt, aber mit enormem Potenzial. 10 Jahre Geduld und man hat einen «Out of Space»-St.-Emilion!"
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2009 from Clos Dubreuil is mostly Merlot, with 10% Cabernet Franc. It’s a big, rich, pedal-to-the-metal beauty that offers tons of chocolatey blackcurrants, smoked herbs, licorice and hints of flowers. Voluptuous, decadent, and even opulent, yet still fresh and impeccably balanced, drink it anytime over the coming 15+ years."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "From a tiny, just under 10-acre vineyard east of St.-Emilion in the sector known as St.-Christophe des Bardes, this wine is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, tipping the scales at 14.9% alcohol. It was bottle unfined and unfiltered. Loads of chocolate, roasted espresso, blackberry and blueberry fruit notes along with some smoke and burning embers jump from a glass of this wine, which has terrific fruit intensity, a massive mouthfeel, yet not a trace of astringency or hardness. Velvety tannins, low acidity and an extraordinary, opulent, even sumptuous mouthfeel make for a wine to drink over the next 10-15 years."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Deep in color, the nose is packed with black raspberries, smoke, flowers, earth, espresso bean and minerality. This is a very sensuous, opulent wine with layers of fruit, dark chocolate and spice. Drink this hedonistic wine now, or age it for a decade."
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WINE SPECTATOR: "A fleshy style, with broad-shouldered ganache, fig paste, currant preserves and roasted espresso bean notes. Stays fleshy and nicely defined through the finish."