Chateau Clos Fourtet 2010

12 x 75cl

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£850.00

  • Colour

    Red

  • Vintage

    2010

  • Producer

    Chateau Clos Fourtet

  • Country

    France

  • Region

    Bordeaux

  • Sub Region

    St Emilion

  • Product code

    23FOUR1B2010

  • Grape Variety

    Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon / Cabernet Franc


Tasting Notes

Robert Parker

Score: 95-97 / 100 Robert Parker

2010: Although this superb 2010 is built differently, it is as impressive as the extravagant 2009 and the prodigious 2005. A blend of 85% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc made from yields of 31 hectoliters per hectare, with 14.5% natural alcohol, Stephane Derenoncourt is the consulting winemaker. One can not say enough about what proprietor Philippe Cuvelier has accomplished at Clos Fourtet over the last decade turning a perennial underachiever into one of the great wines of Bordeaux. Production from this 50-acre vineyard is nearly 4,000 cases. The inky/purple-hued 2010 displays a beautiful bouquet of incense, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, licorice and camphor. Full-bodied and opulent with more tannin and glycerin than the massive 2009, the 2010, while less sumptuous than the 2009, is a huge effort that is undoubtedly capable of lasting 30+ years.

Jancis Robinson

Score: 17.5+ / 20

Very dark, lustrous crimson. Very interesting and intriguing nose with, already, many layers. Toast, orange peel, lustrous sheen, something akin to coconut milk (but not the cheap sheen of too-obvious American oak). Very winning and engaging. Breadth and length. Dry but not drying finish. Very vital on the finish

Wine Spectator

Score: 92-95 / 100

Beautifully polished, with rounded enticing blueberry, raspberry and black cherry fruit that all glides through the spice-tinged finish. Suave and very long, with the structure already embedded.

Bibendum

Score: 17 / 20

One of the best wines at a disappointing St Emilion UGC tasting: ripe and rounded with grainy tannins and a slick of new oak. Savoury and spicy rather than jammy - a very good thing - with excellent length. Should develop into an excellent wine.

James Suckling

Score: 93-94 / 100

A beautiful wine, with everything in the bottle. Blackberries, minerals and blueberries. Full and silky. Long, long finish.

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