Chateau L´If 2022

Bewertungen

• 98/100

  James Suckling
  A curious wine that offers lots of fruit character on the nose, beginning with blackberries and flowers that move to integrated tannins, proceeding to a firmness and a well-framed palate. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. This needs four or five years but is lovely already."

• 18,5/20

  Weinwisser
  80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, 14.3 Vol.-%, pH 3.52, 35 hl/ha. Betörendes Bouquet, Wildkirsche, betörender Irisduft, Brasiltabak, dunkles Graphit und Holundersaft. Am energiegeladenen, durchtrainierten Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, tänzerischer Rasse und engmaschigem Tanningerüst. Im konzentrierten, langanhaltenden Finale mit schwarzbeerigen Konturen, tiefschürfender Terroirwürze und erhabener feinmehliger Adstringenz. Stößt ein neues Zeitalter auf - ganz großes St.-Émilion-Kino dieses Jahr!"

• 94/100

  Decanter
  Richly textured but not heavy, shining with red cherries, strawberries, and creamy blackcurrants. Fresh, alive, and full of tension, driving in a precise, straight line. Silky, seductive, yet playful, with crystalline fruit and fine tannins. Concentrated but energetic and finessed, with hints of limestone terroir. Plush yet balanced, with flinty, liquorice salt lingering. Just brilliant."

• 94/100

  The Wine Advocate
  Aromas of sweet cherries, berries and plums mingled with hints of licorice and a discreet framing of toasty oak introduce the 2022 L'If, a medium to full-bodied, suave and polished wine that's lively, seamless and refined, concluding with a chalky, mineral finish. This is one of the best wines from this estate to date."

• 93/100

  Wine Spectator
  Shows enticing freshness, with boysenberry and blackberry confiture flavors and aromas laced with violet and iris hints and caressed by anise and black tea on the alluring finish. A subtle, chalky minerality deftly underpins the finish. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2036. 830 cases made."

• 93/100

  Jane Anson
  Deep plum colour with violet reflections, and this is full of limestone intensity and grip, with fragrant floral aromatics. Bitter edge of black chocolate, fennel and aniseed, cassis fruits, real purity of character. Cyril Thienpont winemaker. Owned by the Thienponts since 2010. Harvest September 14 to 26. 50% new oak. 35hl/h yield. 3.52ph. New barrel cellar from 2023 vintage, 4,000l Stockinger barrels. 50% new oak."