Château Quinault L'Enclos Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2018

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Denne Château Quinault L'Enclos 2018 er lavet af en blanding af 71,5% Merlot og 14,5% Cabernet Franc og 14% Cabernet Sauvignon druer.
 

Vinen har en flot rubinrød farve med lilla kant.
 

Duften er meget koncentreret, hvor de første noter af røde frugter, bag dem udvikler en bred vifte af aromaer, herunder vanilje og læder fra lagring på fade.

De tre druer supplerer hinanden for at giver en fantastisk helheden. Merlot bringer frugtagtig, Cabernet Sauvignon giver tanniner og Cabernet Franc krydrede noter.

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93 point Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, marts 2021

(93+ points) Quinault l'Enclos comes from off a very gravelly soil with great drainage, but there's not a lot of water during dry periods. Adeptly produced by the team of Cheval Blanc (who purchased the estate in 2008), the wine nonetheless maintained its poise under the dry and warm ripening conditions of 2018, coming in at a respectable pH of 3.67 and relatively moderate alcohol of 14.1%. The 2018 Quinault l'Enclos has a deep garnet-purple color and beautifully expressed notes of baked black cherries, ripe black plums and boysenberries, plus hints of violets, dark chocolate, star anise and tobacco leaf. The medium-bodied palate has a gorgeous velvety texture and oodles of freshness supporting the perfumed black fruits, finishing long and fragrant. This vintage is a blend of 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, aged in 50% new oak and the rest in one-year-old 500-liter barrels and foudres. It is tempting to drink this right now, but give it two years in the cellar for full impact and enjoy it over the next 17+ years.

93 point JebDunnuck, marts 2021

Coming from a walled vineyard near the town of Libourne, the 2018 Château Quinault L'Enclos reveals a dense ruby/purple color to go with lots of earthy red and black currant fruits, truffle, leather, camphor, and bouquet garni-like nuances. Rich, full-bodied, and beautifully textured, it needs plenty of air to show at its best, so don't be afraid to give bottles a healthy decant if drinking any time soon. It should have two decades of overall longevity

93 point JamesSuckling, februar 2021

A juicy red with creamy, polished tannins and attractive blackberry, blackcurrant, wet-earth and bark flavors. Rich finish. Needs time to come together, but already very attractive. Try after 2024.

93 point Bettane+Desseauve, Michel Bettane

Le premier vrai millésime des Nouvelles installations techniques permet de mieux gérer le parcellaire, ce qui donne un vin d’une suavité renversante, au tannin frais et longiligne, avec un zeste de jutosité finale bienvenue.

92 point The Wine Cellar Insider, 9. marts 2021

Much better in bottle than in barrel, the wine has filled out, gaining complexity and texture. Now you find a rich, luxurious, licorice, black cherry, smoke, spice and floral oriented wine. Medium-bodied with velvety tannins, give it a few more years in the cellar and it should really start rocking! The wine is a blend of 71.5% Merlot, 14.5% Cabernet Franc and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon. 92 Points

17,5 point (af 20) Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding

Deep cherry red. Totally inviting stony/dusty refined black fruit with pencil shavings. Purissimo. Dark, elegant, in a pin-striped suit, long and slim and so fresh and with great finesse and suppleness in the tannins that are so fine you barely feel them, though you know there are plenty of them. Approachable now but likely to relax and open. Best Quinault L'Enclos I have tasted.

16,75 point (af 20) Jean-Marc Quarin

Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en primeur à égalité avec le 2015. Couleur noire, intense, pourpre. Nez intense, fruité, mûr, frais et fin. Ça y est, le vin a attrapé le moelleux, le fondant et la douceur que cette équipe aime. C’est long et très bon.

93-95 point Anthocyanes, Yohan Castaing

Nez subtil, frais, très cabernet. Légèrement fumé. Netteté et précision dans le toucher de bouche, fraîcheur et digestibilité pour un vin aux tanins délicats et à la structure aérienne. On pense à un toucher de bouche calcaire alors qu’il n’y en a pas dans le terroir. Fraîcheur émotionnelle finale. Une très belle réussite. Les équipes de Cheval Blanc touchent du doigt la force de ce terroir.

94 point Decanter, Jane Anson, april 2019

The  shape  of  this  wine  is  really  beginning  to  come  into  focus.  It  has  great  balance  with precision  and  elegance.  Pristine  blue  fruits  and  floral  touches  linger  through  the  palate. There's  a  higher  Cabernet  content  than  usual  here,  as  the  replantings  have  come  on  line. Picking  began  on  10  September,  making  it  among  the  earliest  estates  in  St-Emilion.  This early-ripening terroir also helped to avoid too many issues with mildew, because flowering was  complete  before  it  arrived.  Consequently,  the  estate  enjoyed a 40hl/ha yield. One to watch. 50% new oak.

93-94 point JamesSuckling

This is the best Quinault ever for me with beautiful density and depth of fruit. Full body, velvety tannins and a long and intense finish. Lots of fruit, but the tannins hold it together.

92-94 point Wine Enthusiast, Roger Voss, april 2019

(Barrel Sample. A big, ripe black currant flavor and great acidity meld well in this richly structured and complex wine. It has a fine line of acidity to keep it fresh. ROGER VOSS

91-94 point Vinous, Antonio Galloni, maj 2019

The 2018 Quinault L'Enclos is impressive. Creamy and ample, the 2018 stands out for its textural breadth. There is a level of intensity in the 2018 that previous vintages have not achieved, with a balance of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc that is striking for such a young wine. All of the work the Cheval Blanc team has done here over the last ten years have begun to pay off big time. Half of the property was replanted between 2008 and 2012 with more Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc from Cheval and Merlot on later-ripening rootstock. In the glass, the 2018 Quinault offers a striking interplay of floral and savory aromatic and layered fruit, with ripe, silky tannins that caress a core of plush, plaint fruit and a gorgeous, saline-infused finish. There is a level of precision in the 2018 that is positively breathtaking.-AG

89-91 point The Wine Cellar Insider, 19. april 2019

Espresso, licorice, and red plums provide a bright, fruity character. The wine is medium bodied, focusing on its precision and freshness in the red fruits. The wine is a blend of 71.5% Merlot, 14.5% Cabernet Franc and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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