2016 Cote de Baleau
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Delicious layers of fig, boysenberry and blueberry fruit are starting to meld, while a graphite spine drives the finish. Ample licorice and sweet spice notes hang in the background. Ample raw material here and nearly fully integrated. Apr 2017, James Molesworth, www.winespectator.com
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The 2016 Cote de Baleau has a lovely, very pretty bouquet with ebullient red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit with beautifully integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with precise, carefully placed tannin. There is fine focus here, just a touch of rigidity in the mouth, quite saline and spicy, a Saint Emilion that just needs a little (during élevage) to gain some more flesh. Apr 2017, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2021-2036
A 14.9ha property owned by Philippe and Matthieu Cevelier of Clos Fourtet, one of their fairly recent purchases of three properties. This has some clear black fruit flavours and lovely, controlled spicing. Very appetising , with the focus on minerality and salinity even though this is powerfully structured. Hugely promising. Planted to 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Apr 2017, www.decanter.com, Drink: 2023-2038
The medium garnet-purple colored 2016 Cote de Baleau sashays out of the glass with redcurrants, red cherries and black plums scents plus hints of cinnamon stick and oolong tea. Medium-bodied, the palate has a great core of savory accented red and black fruits with a chewy texture and earth-laced finish. Nov 2018, www.robertparker.com