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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2024 L'If is an elegant, sleek wine. Crushed flowers, tobacco, cedar, incense, dried herbs and menthol give the 2024 lovely aromatic presence. L'If is light on its feet, with a bit less overt concentration than most years, but there's more than enough persistence to compensate for that, shaping the wine in a style that favors linear energy over volume. Harvest took place between October 4-6 for the Merlots and October 8 for Franc, a much more condensed period between two rains. Aging is in French oak, 50% new. Tasted two times. 04/2025

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2024 L'If was picked from October 4 to 6 for the Merlot, then October 8 for the Cabernet Franc. It aged for 12 to 16 months in 50% new oak. This has a fragrant bouquet, with mainly red fruit and slate-like scents. The palate is medium-bodied and balanced, with slightly chalky tannins and a little flesh on the mid-palate. Lightly spiced on the finish, this is a comparatively straightforward L'If compared to previous vintages that will serve as a fine earlier drinking Saint-Émilion. 04/2025

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Aromas of raspberries, bay leaf, petals and licorice introduce the 2024 L'If, a medium-bodied, supple and lively wine built around a tangy spine of acidity and concluding with a discreetly herbal finish. It's a blend of Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc. 04/2025

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2024 Château L'If comes from vines located just beside Troplong Mondot and is based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, with the Merlot harvested between October 4 and 6 and the Cabernet Franc picked on October 8. This deeper-hued beauty offers terrific aromatics of ripe black cherries, darker currants, leafy herbs, and a beautiful sense of minerality. It's nicely textured, medium-bodied, has a ripe, layered, round mouthfeel, and sweet tannins. It's a beautiful wine in the vintage that's well worth your time and money. The alcohol is a natural 13% with a pH of 3.37, and it will spend 12-16 months in 50% new barrels, with the balance in once-used oak. 05/2025

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Beau nez très aromatique, fin, pur, sentant bon les fruits noirs. Immédiatement délicieux dès l'entrée en bouche, très savoureux, avec du goût, de l'équilibre et une présence allongée, le vin glisse sur le palais, long, suave et complexe dans la persistance. C'est superbe ! Une grande réussite du millésime. Assemblage : 85 % merlot, 15 % cabernet franc. Degré d'alcool : 13° - pH : 3,37. Rendement : 40 hl/ha. Production : 12 000 bouteilles environ. Sélection : 50 % de la récolte. 04/2025

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Zekun Shuai

James Suckling

Quite an aromatic wine with appetizing spiciness, white pepper, hibiscus and red berries. Juicy and bright, with a medium body, fine-etched chalky tannins and a long, bright finish. Very pure fruit with excellent texture and mid-palate roundness. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc. 04/2025