Clos Fourtet - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2015

Vinifera

5 / 5

the5/31/2016

Nez épicé et fruité de toute beauté. La texture est d’une noble consistance. Grande bouche, parfaitement articulée et finale au tanin soyeux. C’est un vin avec une grande énergie et un tanin superbe

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

An arousing blend of silky, supple textures, opulent, sensuous fruits, rich, intense flavors, length and purity, this wine is like basking on the sands of St. Tropez with Scarlett Johansson by your side. Smoke, licorice and kirsch liqueur with a strong sense of minerality are all over the place! This dazzler delivers a finish that will roll over in your mind for days. Voluptuously textured, the wine is a blend of 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.70. The harvest took place from September 18 to October 12 and the wine is aging in 60% new, French oak barrels.

Wine Advocate

95-97 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Clos Fourtet is a blend of 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc, and it was picked between 18 September and 12 October. It has a voluminous bouquet with sweet cassis and blueberry aromas, rather smudged with violets coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded tannin, ripe and voluptuous, dark chocolate infusing the red and black fruit with a touch of mint on the structured, graceful finish. What a fabulous Saint Emilion from Mathieu Cuvelier and his team - Clos Fourtet with breeding and class. It deserves 5-8 years in bottle.

Bettane & Desseauve

17,5-18 / 20

the4/28/2016

Beau tannin velouté et précis, fruit frais, allonge enrobée, superbe équilibre, grand volume. De la race et de la saveur. Subtil, onctueux, crémeux, mais intense.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

byJames Lawther MWthe4/28/2016

Vinous

93-96 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

The 2015 Clos Fourtet is unusually rich and sumptuous in this vintage. Exotic aromatics, a huge core of fruit and ample, soft contours give the 2015 much of its striking personality. Although quite racy and unctuous today, the 2015 is going to need a number of years to shed its baby fat before it is even close to showing all it has to offer. This is a compelling effort from the Cuvelier family and consulting winemakers Stéphane Derenoncourt and Julien Lavenu. The blend is 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc. Tasted two times.

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/26/2016

A Stéphane Derenoncourt wine. Lively and fresh on the nose. Great balance and fruit. Dry on the end but very classic. Drink 2024-2036.

timatkin.com

94 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe4/20/2016

Wine Enthusiast

97 / 100

the4/15/2016

96-98. Barrel Sample. Full of dusty tannins, this is an impressive, powerful and structured wine that will develop nicely. It has great presence with its dark fruits, solid texture and concentrated berry flavors.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

18 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/14/2016

Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en primeur.
Couleur intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, mûr et profond. Très belle entrée en bouche ample. Puis le vin se met à fondre, avec beaucoup de grâce, juteux et étincelant de fruit. Minutieux dans son déroulé, subtilement puissant, il s'achève long et complexe sur un grain fin. Délicieux ! L'élevage pourrait encore le grandir. Mes statistiques entre la note primeur et la note en bouteille montrent que c'est souvent le cas dans les très grands millésimes de ce cru (2005, 2009, 2010). Bravo ! Assemblage : 88 % merlot, 2 % cabernet franc, 10 % cabernet sauvignon.

René Gabriel

18 / 20

the4/10/2016

Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Das Nasenbild ist eine Delikatesse, reife Kirschen, gar einen Hauch von Grenadine vermittelnd. Bereits das Bouquet vermittelt Klasse. Im Gaumen sublim, samtene Textur, in der Mitte aber dann schon seine Kraft etwas zeigend, dies mit pfeffrigen, aber auch ganz dezent kernigen Noten, tolle Länge. Trotz der angezeigten Harmonie sind die Komponente noch nicht ganz beieinander. Aber das kommt sicher noch mit dem Ausbau. Aufgerundet, Potentialwertung: 18/20 2025 – 2042

Jamessuckling.com

96-97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/5/2016

This is very velvety and flamboyant with a sexy mouthfeel and rich and delicious fruit. Exotic and more-ish. All there. So much fun to taste.

Wine Spectator

94-97 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2016

Enticing, with raspberry, plum and boysenberry fruit taking hold from the start, followed by lively spice and black tea notes. The finish is threaded with a fine chalky spine. Focused and refined.—J.M.