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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2023 Clos Fourtet is pure class. Elegant and soaring, the 2023 offers up an exciting mélange of dark-toned fruit, leather, incense, dried herbs, pencil shavings and crushed rocks. Beams of supporting limestone-infused tannin and acid give Clos Fourtet is super-distinctive feel. The long, enduring finish is a thing of beauty. Clos Fourtet remains a benchmark example of wines from Saint-Émilion's famed limestone plateau. Tasted two times. 04/2024

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2023 Clos Fourtet was picked from September 14 to October 3 and aged in 40% new oak. The nose is very attractive and quite sensual in style with red cherries, crushed strawberries and incense. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, fresh, focused, pure and quite linear on the finish. This is much more classically styled than the 2022, and it conveys tenderness and persistence. Superb. 04/2024

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2023 Clos Fourtet is especially suave and refined this year, wafting from the glass with deep aromas of red berries, licorice, violets and pencil shavings, framed by a nicely integrated patina of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, supple and layered, with a velvety attack that segues into a bright, precise mid-palate, it's pure and lively, concluding with a mineral finish. 04/2024

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Checking in as 87% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, raised in 50-60% new oak, the 2023 Château Clos Fourtet has a beautiful limestone-driven style in its red and blue fruits as well as floral and chalky nuances that emerge with time in the glass. Medium-bodied, incredibly well-balanced, and elegant on the palate, it has fine tannins and outstanding length, as well as a gorgeous limestone character. It's a beautiful wine from this family estate that readers will love to have in their cellars. 05/2024

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre et pourpre. Nez intense, au fruité frais et mûr. Touche florale et suave. En bouche, la minutie tactile de Clos Fourtet est à l'oeuvre, avec beaucoup de goût et un corps élancé. Tout fond entre le milieu et la finale, avant de s'étirer sans angle tannique, tramé et crémeux à la fois. Belle longueur. Assemblage : 87 % merlot, 7 % cabernet franc, 6 % cabernet sauvignon. Degré d'alcool : 14° - pH : 3,5. Rendement : 46 hl/ha. 04/2024

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James Suckling

James Suckling

This is so full of energy. It’s full-bodied with electrified tannins and a long, long finish. So polish and focus here with exquisite balance and length. 04/2024