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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2024 La Violette is a sensual yet powerful Pomerol. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, menthol, chocolate and espresso all meld together. La Violette is vinified entirely in French oak barrels. It's an approach that seems especially well-suited to this wine, as the wood amplifies flavor intensity. In recent years, La Violette has shed some of the heavy extraction that was penalizing in the past. 04/2025

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2024 La Violette, aged in 80% in new oak, has a gorgeous bouquet with pure black cherries and crushed violet scents—well defined while retaining that opulent style. The palate is medium-bodied with plush tannins in its signature style, not as complex as the best vintages but it maintains balance and purity to the end. Just 2,600 bottles were produced. 04/2025

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Juicy black cherries, spring flowers, violets, and spicy wood notes all emerge from the 2024 Château La Violette, another pure, beautifully textured wine from this team. With medium-bodied richness, it's all about finesse and elegance while still bringing wonderful depth, richness, and length. Made from 100% Merlot, it will spend 14 months in 100% new French oak barrels. 05/2025

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur noire. Nez intense, fin, pur, fruité et profond. Ample à l'attaque, minutieux en milieu de bouche, très aromatique, le vin fond sur le palais, juteux et dense. C'est long, complexe et noble. Bravo ! 100 % merlot. Degré d'alcool : 13°5 - pH : 3. Rendement : 16 hl/ha. 04/2025

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Zekun Shuai

James Suckling

Good depth of fruit with medium to full body. Roasted spices, baked black cherries and some cocoa powder on the palate. This has firm, fine-grained and more polished tannins than many of its counterparts this year. Lengthy finish. 04/2025