Couvent des Jacobins (BIO-ORGANIC) - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2023

Jamessuckling.com

94

byJames Sucklingthe1/27/2026

Currants, roasted spices, graphite, dark plums and a hint of cocoa nibs on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate, with firm, chalky tannins and a long, juicy finish. Polished and very well balanced. Mostly merlot with 11% cabernet franc and 5% petit verdot. From organically grown grapes. Drink now or hold.

Yvesbeck.wine

94-96

byYves Beckthe5/14/2024

Wie viel Sinn für Details und Finesse steckt in dem Bouquet von Couvent des Jacobins. Zahlreiche Nuancen schaffen ein harmonisches Duftensemble mit u.a. Kirschen, Holunder sowie einem Hauch von Kräutern. Der Wein zeigt bereits im Auftakt Temperament. Er schafft es, eine Verbindung zwischen seiner eher strengen Seite und den feinkörnigen Tanninen sowie der Säurestruktur herzustellen. Letztere ist prägnant und bildet die frische sowie die salzige Seite des Abgangs.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2024

The 2023 Couvent Des Jacobins is based on 84% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot that's still resting in 40% new oak. It's a deep purple-hued, almost inky 2023 revealing a gorgeous nose of ripe black cherries, roasted herbs, spicy oak, and chocolate. It brings ample richness and depth, has building, ripe tannins, and a great finish. I love its overall level of concentration, and it's a beautiful wine that I'd put up with the finest I've tasted from this château.

The Drinks Business

93-95

byColin Haythe5/7/2024

Couvent des Jacobins (Saint Émilion; 84% Merlot; 11% Cabernet Franc; 5% Petit Verdot; a final yield of 40 hl/ha; tasted first at the Association des Grands Crus Classés at Dassault, then with Xavier Jean in the historic cloister of the Couvent itself). An amazing ascent to the summit is underway here and this is still a work in progress, but it’s perhaps the finest I’ve yet tasted from Couvent, with Thomas Duclos playing an important role as consultant. Incense, rose petals, wisteria and peonies, a little violet and a gracious plump stone and dark berry fruit – damsons and blueberries, a little bramble too; a nice combination of cracked peppercorns too. The Petit Verdot brings a little strictness of the mid-palate and maybe needs a little more time to fully bed in, but this is complex, layered, superb in its tannin management and incredibly refined. Bravo. The best yet from here and a veritable coup de coeur. 

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94

byJeff Levethe5/6/2024

Round, fruity rich, and dark, with loads of chocolate covered black cherries, licorice, flowers, and spice. The ripe, sweet, round, creamy finish really works this year. The wine blends 84% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93

byJane Ansonthe5/6/2024

Intense, spicy, high levels of freshness and rosebud, good aromatics, this starts out at full intensity but but opens up nicely through the mid palate, and shows energy, juice and balance.

Vinous

90-92

byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2024

The 2023 Couvent des Jacobins is an elegant, silky Saint-Émilion. Crushed flowers, spice, lavender and mint are some of the many notes that flesh out. Succulent contours and lifted, floral overtones wrap it all together. This stylish Saint-Émilion is all charm. Tasted two times.

Vinous

87-89

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2024

The 2023 Couvent des Jacobins has an attractive bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and light floral scents complemented by a touch of cedar. The oak is neatly integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly lactic, smooth entry. Possessing moderate depth and fine tannins, it’s quite seamless on the finish, although it just lacks a bit of complexity and terroir expression. Maybe it will develop more personality during its élevage?

Falstaff

91

byPeter Moserthe4/29/2024

Dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, brightening on the rim. Dark forest berryish fruit with a tobacco and herbal savouriness in the background, orange zest. Medium complexity, ripe cherries, vivid tannins, somewhat dry in the finish, a hint of nougat in the aftertaste.

The Wine Independent

90-92

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/28/2024

Composed of 84% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2023 Couvent des Jacobins is deep garnet-purple colored with notes of blackberry pie, preserved plums, and raspberry coulis hopping from the glass, leading to hints of sassafras, black pepper, and underbrush. Medium-bodied, the palate is soft and delicate with just enough freshness and a peppery finish.

Wine Advocate

91-93

byWilliam Kelleythe4/26/2024

The 2023 Couvent des Jacobins offers up attractive aromas of dark berries and cherries mingled with hints of pencil shaving, licorice and petals. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, with velvety tannins and good mid-palate density, it displays plenty of potential.

Jamessuckling.com

95-96

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2024

Density and fullness to this, but at the same time it is tight and formed with creamy tannins that envelop the wine. Medium to full body. Pretty blackberry and black-cherry character. Very pure. Well balanced, but so structured as well. Merlot with 11% cabernet franc and 5% petit verdot. Mostly limestone. Tasted twice.

Vertdevin

94

byJonathan Chicheportichethe4/24/2024