Clos Fourtet : 8 results priced between £25.00 and £1,500.00

Robert Parker note The 2012 Clos Fourtet was cropped at 32 hectoliters per hectare and achieved 14% natural alcohol. The final blend was 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. It offers an opaque dense purple color along with attractive blackberry, licorice, truffle and cassis fruit notes. It is full-bodied and dense with an authoritative mid-palate, sweet tannin and a layered mouthfeel that builds incrementally into a stunningly long finish. Precocious and charming already, it...

A grape which has become immensely popular around the world in the last 20 years, initially as a purveyor of the flavours of claret in a fleshy, accessible and inexpensive form. Subsequently it has developed a following as a varietal in its own right and often finds itself the recipient of lavish winemaker attention. Most celebrated as the principal 'Right Bank' grape, underpinning most Pomerols and Saint Emilions with its sweet plum and currant fruit and fleshy, soft textures. These qualities have...

Spicy fruit, pure and elegant with mineralty and a touch of oak. This property is situated by the entrance to Saint-Emilion and has extensive underground cellars.

Description of this Saint-Emilion 90-92 PARKER Clos Fourtet 2000’ is absolutely fantastic! And we are glad to be able to present some more to you… A bottle that you need to have in your cellar, a few years of patience will end in one of the most incredible tasting!

This is a perennial superstar thanks to the efforts of proprietor Philippe Cuvelier and the estate�s manager, Tony Ballu. This beautifully-situated, nearly 48-acre vineyard, high on the clay and deep limestone plateau just adjacent to the town walls of St.-Emilion, was harvested between September 28 and October 13, with yields of 34 hectoliters per hectare. The natural alcohol turned out to be 14%. A magical wine, it may have a hard time eclipsing the 2005, but it is another prodigious effort in...

Description of this Saint-Emilion **** Decanter 92-94 Wine Spectator 94-96 R. Parker 17.5/20 Le Point One of our favourites of the Saint-Emilion wine tasting held this year at Château La Couspaude The words : « Elegant », « subtle », « well-balanced », belong to some of our tasting comments. The nose is marked by black fruits, blackcurrant, some torrefaction and spices. The attack is subtle, the tannins are silky, and the texture is soft and aromatic. It is a must-have for the Saint-Emilion vintage...