Quinault L'Enclos - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2021

matthewjukes.com

16,5 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

While the Merlot at Quinault L’Enclos was harvested in ‘just ripe’ conditions, the Cabernet was fleshy, smooth and ripe. The result is a nicely-weighted and well-balanced wine with a smooth and uncomplicated palate. 16.5

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Pretty blue fruit with graphite and fine, juicy tannins. Medium-bodied with a fine, silky texture. 59% merlot, 23% cabernet franc and 18% cabernet sauvignon.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

From the team at Cheval Blanc, the 2021 Château Quinault L'Enclos is another impeccably made wine that has more red and blue fruits, some violet and peppery herb nuances, medium body, and the precise, focused, elegant style of the vintage front and center. It's finesse-driven, yet still brings texture and richness and will unquestionably be an outstanding wine.

Bettane & Desseauve

90-91 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Cohérent du début de bouche à la finale avec un tannin souple et frais doté d’un fruit soyeux déjà bien dégagé.

Alexandre Ma

90-92 / 100

byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

For classic sandy gravel soil, it is difficult to deliver a performance particularly impressive in 2021. But Quinault L'Enclos has shown us a sweet girl-like image with their outstanding craftsmanship. Both the soft red berry aromas and the fresh juicy taste are delights to the mouth, the body, and the mind. ???????????,?????2021??????????,?Quinault L’Enclos????????????????“???”????????????????,????????????????,?????

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Cherries, plums, chocolate, nutmeg, flowers and mint on the palate. The fruits are sweet and rich, but the mid-palate is a bit light before you get to all the sweetness and lift in the finish. Yields are quite low at only 20 hectoliters per hectare, so the wine is going to be difficult to find as the production was cut almost in half. The wine blends 59% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2023-2036. 90-92

Jane Anson

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Here the warmer soils at Quinault, which can be hard to handle in hot years, helped encourage ripeness. This has a bright clarity to the fruit, waves of graphite, raspberry, loganberry, reserved but juicy in character, and very much in keeping with the new style of Quinault. 50% new oak (500l casks), and then the rest up to 5 years old so neutral oak impact. Long slow harvest, cool maturation, a very different kind of vintage. 20hl/h yield working in 100% organic.

Vinous

88-90 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Quinault l'Enclos has a perfumed nose of cranberry jus, wild strawberry and blood orange, intense but maybe a missing a little complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry, and quite strict and slightly peppery, leading to an almost Left Bank finish. Fine.

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Quinault L'Enclos is exquisite, but is the kind of wine that needs a bit of time to be understood. Incisive, soaring Cabernet aromatics are quite vivid. Hints of rose petal, mint and dried savory herbs lead into a core of dark red fruit. Beautifully persistent, the 2021 is wild, even a bit exotic perhaps, but certainly long on personality. Challenging conditions reduced the crop by nearly 50%.

vvwine

91-93 / 100

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

59% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. Verrieselung war ein grosses Problem und mit Frost 50% der Ernte verloren. Im grossen Holz ausgebaut, kein keine Barriques mehr. Dichte Farbe. Steinig kühle Nase, dunkle Frucht, etwas Rauch, darüber florale Aromen, herrlich duftig. Im Gaumen gradlinig und mit knackiger Frucht, feine Gerbstoffe, gute Balance aus Frucht und Struktur. Langer, frischer Abgang. Sehr gelungen und mit Reserven. 2025-2045 (Verkostet im April 2022. Château Cheval-Blanc)

Anthocyanes

90-92 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Assemblages réalisés. Fruits noirs, cassis, mure, un très bel éclat aromatique. Bouche juteuse, franche, sur l'allonge avec une belle acidité. Un Quinault aérien, gourmand et frais pour un millésime délicat mais qui lui sied à merveille.

Wine Advocate

88-90 / 100

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

The 2021 Quinault l'Enclos delivers aromas of cherries, strawberries and warm spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping palate that's supple and charming, with lively acids and a demonstrative, fruit-driven style. Some 80% of the blend is matured in foudres rather than barriques. It's produced by Cheval Blanc's winemaking team.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

Beautifully fresh, floral black cherries on the nose with red strawberries and raspberries. Really delicate but expressive. Smooth and succulent, excellent acidity gives lift and life straight away before the liquorice and cooling mint come in. This has depth and power, clear concentration on the mid-palate but with a refinement, precision and sense of restraint to it. Balanced and harmonious in the mouth, super-easy to drink. Tannins are delicate and pair wonderfully with the acidity - they build the palate and push the flavour through. Excellent effort this year.