Confession - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2023

Jamessuckling.com

93

byJames Sucklingthe1/27/2026

Fruity and refreshing but precise, with aromas of red cherries, currants, fine spices and hints of wasabi, minerals and tobacco. Vibrant and refined, with a medium body, bright acidity and crunchy, fine-grained tannins. Al dente and expressive, with a long, linear finish. Drink now or hold.

My Bettane + Desseauve

89-90

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/15/2024

Belle sève en bouche, tannin élancé, ponctué par une belle fraîcheur finale.

Yvesbeck.wine

93-94

byYves Beckthe5/14/2024

La Confession profiliert sich mit einem klaren Fokus auf die Harmonie, die sein roter Faden ist. So lässt die Reifung, die zwar ersichtlich ist, der Frische und den Früchten mit Noten von Garrigue, Kirschen und Brombeeren Raum. Fein und präzise unterstreicht auch der Gaumen seine Balance mit samtenen Tanninen, die für Dimension sorgen und von der Säure unterstützt werden, die ebenso strukturierend wie erfrischend ist. Ein vielversprechender Wein, den man in seiner Jugend genießen kann, der aber auch über die nötigen Ressourcen für einen längeren Aufenthalt im Keller verfügt!

Jeb DUNNUCK

89-91

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2024

Spicy red and black plums, tobacco, spring flowers, and smoky oak all emerge from the 2023 Château La Confession, a medium-bodied, nicely balanced, classic, old school-styled Saint-Emilion that has ripe, foursquare tannins and a good finish. It's clearly well-made and I suspect will benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age. The blend is 70% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Malbec, aging in 50% new oak, with 20% in amphora.

The Drinks Business

90-92

byColin Haythe5/7/2024

La Confession (Saint Émilion; tasted at Belgrave). Newly promoted to the ranks of the Grands Crus Classés, but not present at the Association’s tasting at Dassault, it was worth tracking this down! Juicy with plum and blackcurrant fruits, imparting a pleasing purity. Crystalline and juicy with a sleek and sinuous mid-palate. Quite saline in its minerality and with fine-grained grippy limestone tannins. The acidity is a little elevated, which turns this a little stern on the finish. But it’s refreshing in its juiciness. 

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94

byJeff Levethe5/6/2024

Flowers, spice, smoke, black raspberries, licorice, cherries, and plums shoot from the glass. Medium-bodied, silky, fresh, and lifted, the fruits are clean, pure, bright, and sweet. There is length, definition, and complexity. With Thomas Duclos as the new consultant, this is a property to watch. The wine blends 70% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec. 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2027-2045. 92-94 Pts.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

91

byJane Ansonthe5/6/2024

Medium intensity ruby, highly charged grilled oak threatens the bright berry fruit, although there is a gorgeous pumice stone character that gives a nod to the limestone soils.

Vinous

90-92

byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2024

The 2023 La Confession is a powerful, dense wine. A virile, heady Saint-Émilion, La Confession is packed with dark red cherry, plum, scorched earth, gravel, menthol, licorice and chocolate. It offers tons of intensity and resonance in the early going. Bright acids and beams of supporting tannin extend the finish. Tasted two times.

Alexandre Ma

93-95

byAlexandre Mathe4/28/2024

Wine Advocate

90-92

byWilliam Kelleythe4/26/2024

Aromas of dark berries, cherries, rose petals and licorice introduce the 2023 La Confession, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy, layered wine that concludes with a mineral finish. This estate on the plateau and north slope of Saint-Émilion has stopped deleafing and green harvesting in the vineyards and is now blending earlier and refining cooperage choices in the cellar.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2024

A juicy wine with plenty of berries and a floral note. Medium body. Some good fruit at the core.

Vertdevin

92

byJonathan Chicheportichethe4/24/2024