2023 Futures

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Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Il illustre parfaitement un saint-émilion solaire, sombre, dominé par un merlot bien mûr, au bouquet baroque, virevoltant. Son ampleur en bouche lui confère un confort, une suavité, une envergure inimitables. Un panache souligné par une finale énergique. »
Le Point : 15/20 « Fruité pur, boisé fin, bonne tension, tanins denses, finale crayeuse, vive, poivrée. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, subtil et noble. Il se développe très pur à l'agitation du verre avec un fond de framboises et de truffe. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, particulièrement savoureux au milieu, le vin se développe lentement dans un déroulé parfaitement équilibré et un toucher raffiné. Il s'achève long et ascendant dans ses saveurs. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2023 La Clotte is a very serious wine. La Clotte is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, but the Franc feels especially prominent at this stage. Saline notes run through core of plum, blood orange, white flowers, crushed rocks and white pepper. A shy, introspective wine, this will need a number of years to be at its best, but it is immensely promising. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « This has a little more precision and mineralité on the nose compared to the Moulin Saint-Georges, quite vibrant with shucked oyster shell in the background. The palate is medium-bodied, with svelte tannins that lend a satin-like texture. It’s very harmonious though not deep, and maybe it misses a bit of grip. That said, more extraction probably would have thrown off the balance here. Very seductive. »

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Bettane & Desseauve : 92/100 « Belle expression du terroir calcaire de Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes avec un grain crayeux qui étire une texture veloutée et bien corsetée. »

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Revue du Vin de France : 90-91/100 « Une prise de bois, une note grillée insistent au nez. En bouche, une recherche d’onctuosité. Une constitution plutôt classique de Saint-Émilion. Un vin sérieux, un peu mat, bien façonné, sans pour autant nous procurer une émotion particulière. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 94-95/100 « On sent sur ce millésime une évolution vers plus de précision dans l’allonge et la délicatesse du tannin, avec un cœur de bouche plus étoffé. La finale bien étirée par le cabernet franc a de la classe. »
Le Point : 16.5/20 « Floral, violette, bouche serrée, pimentée, milieu de bouche délicat, plus en finesse que dans les millésimes précédents. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, fruité, subtil. Nuance de vanille. Ample à l'attaque, charnu en milieu de bouche, avec un superbe toucher, le vin se développe ascendant, puissant, tout bordé d'arômes scintillants. C'est long, complet et délicieux. »
Galloni: 94-96/100 « The 2023 Quintus is a rich, racy Grand Vin. Ample and resonant, the 2023 offers up copious dark-toned fruit, cedar, mint, tobacco, incense and French oak. There's tons of power and breadth but also more freshness than the early vintages, even if the oak is a touch present today. » 

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Revue de France : 95-97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur  « Comme ses aînés, ce millésime entretient un lien très nuancé avec son fruit. Des subtilités aromatiques, une approche en douceur de bout en bout. Une magnifique allonge : gracieuse, sans à-coup, portée par une acidité, une sensation crayeuse. Une grande sensualité se dégage déjà de ce vin paré pour évolution sereine. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 94-95/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Libre et épanoui dans sa palette aromatique sur un fruité plein de peps, dimension minérale en bouche, finale saline encore un peu compact. Il faudra l’attendre mais la promesse sera au rendez-vous. »
Le Point : 18/20 « Nez complexe, fruité pur, cerise, bouche en finesse, tanins fins, très élégants. Très calcaire, pivoine, ronce, déjà bien en place. »
Quarin : 96/100 « 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. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « 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. [...]  The long, enduring finish is a thing of beauty. Clos Fourtet remains a benchmark example of wines from Saint-Émilion's famed limestone plateau. »
Martin : 92-94/100 « 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. [...] Superb. »

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Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Brillante expression de Canon en 2023. Ténu à l’ouverture, il lui faut quelques minutes pour s’ouvrir. Le parfum, le floral, la sensation calcaire jaillissent tout en nuances. La bouche se dessine avec une grande élégance. [...] Un élan calcaire, crayeux ravissant, de grande distinction. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Corps d’une grande précision, avec ce surcroît de délicatesse de texture présent depuis le millésime 2019. Tannin électrique et sanguin, finale émouvante bien assise et en dentelle. »
Le Point : 18.5/20 ♥ Coup de cœur « Nez frais, fruits rouges, cerise, myrtille, bouche dense, droite, beaucoup de fraîcheur, très sapide, juteux, finale calcaire. »
Quarin : 97/100 « Couleur sombre, pourpre et vive. Nez intense, fin, pur, fruité, subtil et noble. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, puis de suite délicatement gras, avec de la classe dans le toucher et un fond de saveurs complexes, tout à la fois minutieux, distingué et profond, le vin file lentement en finale, constant dans son déroulé, pur et noble. C'est superbe. C'est Canon ! »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « A wine of classicism and reserve, the 2023 Canon is less overtly expressive than most recent vintages, keeping much of its personality in reserve. Nevertheless, I watched it grow considerably over the two weeks I spent in Bordeaux. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint and spice are some of the many notes that open in the glass. It is a wine that marries generous fruit with classical rigor. I won't be surprised if it shows even better with time.  »
Martin : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Canon has a perfumed bouquet with pure black cherries and touches of cassis and violet. The oak is beautifully integrated. Perhaps if I have to quibble, it is not quite as complex as the very best recent vintages, but that's a high bar nowadays. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black cherry fruit laced with iodine, and veins of blue fruit. There is a sorbet-like freshness embroidered throughout this Canon, and it delivers a lovely cracked black pepper note on the finish. Excellent. Again. »

Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Grande fraîcheur que nous retrouvons dans une bouche à la puissance diffuse, formant un octogone. Une finale extrêmement fraîche provoquant une salivation dynamique. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 95-96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Dense, pulpeux avec une touche d’épices. La matière présente une charpente très sûre, puissante qui portera dans le temps cette chair ferme et soyeuse. »
Le Point : 18.5/20  « Ronces, baies sauvages, bouche veloutée, amer fin, tanins denses et toniques. Pas lourd, appétant, riche, finale saline, persistante. »
Galloni : 95-98/100 « The 2023 Troplong Mondot is simply stunning. It's one of the best wines yet made under the direction of Aymeric de Gironde. Towering and statuesque, the 2023 explodes out of the glass with tons of vertical energy. Dark red-toned fruit, licorice, spice, lavender, mocha and pencil shavings are some of the many notes that infuse the 2023 with character. The combination of soaring aromatics, chiseled fruit and a limestone-infused finish is nothing less than captivating. What a wine. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The 2023 has a very well-defined and focused bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry, ground chalk and light sea cave scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a very crisp and mineral-driven entry. It's chalky in texture and quite tensile in the mouth, with a dash of black pepper on the finish. This is an individualistic Saint-Émilion that will fill out during its élevage. Very long. »

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Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 « Vinifié dans la nouvelle cuverie, essentiellement dans les cuves ciment. Matière savoureuse et riche en pulpe, équilibre distingué. La finale florale a de la classe. »
Quarin : 94/100 « Couleur noire, aux reflets vifs. Nez intense, pur, fruité, mûr et subtil. Nuances fraîches d'encre, de fleurs et de fruits noirs à l'agitation du verre. Délicat en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, le vin caresse le palais sur un profil très allongé. Il s'achève séveux, sur une belle finale aromatique fraîche. A cet instant, il m'a manqué un peu de corps, mais c'est très bon. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 L'If is unusually floral and refined for a wine that has, in the past, been darker and more ample in structure. Cedar, tobacco, crushed flowers and mint add lift and aromatic presence. Silky tannins create an impression of finesse. The 2023 represents the first year of vinification in the new cellar outfitted with cement vats. Overall, though, this wine feels like a new chapter for L'If. The vibrancy and energy here are palpable. Tasted two times. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « It has quite an exuberant bouquet with ripe red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, a hint of blood orange and iris flower. It is very focused and beautifully defined, the limestone terroir percolating through. The palate is medium-bodied with the Cabernet Franc shaping the entry-a little peppery in style. The tannins are quite strict at the moment [...], framing the dark berry and graphite-tinged fruit. Linear toward the finish, reflecting the slightly cooler growing season, this is a very fine, cerebral L'If. »

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Revue du Vin de France : 96-98/100 « Là où de nombreux vins se livrent avec une certaine évidence et facilité dans ce millésime, Ausone conserve son âme impénétrable. Une fraîcheur mentholée éblouissante, signature des cabernets francs (60 %). Un moelleux de texture inimitable conjugué à une fraîcheur éblouissante. Une densité que nous ne retrouvons nulle part ailleurs. Un vin plein, nourrissant, baroque, empli de saveurs. [...] Intemporel. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96-97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Toucher de tannin brillant, bouche complexe, dense, racée et élancée sur fond de fleurs poivrées qui se mêlent à un fruit d’une grande pureté. On le jugera sur le temps long mais cet ausone s’est montré plus expressif que ses pairs lors des dégustations primeurs. » 
Le Point : 18/20 « Fruits noirs, poivre, cassis, bouche élégante, tanins veloutés, beaucoup de délicatesse, finale relevée. »
Quarin : 98/100 « C'est superbe ! Ultra minutieux en entrée de bouche, avec tout à la fois un toucher cristallin et une suavité jamais vue jusqu'alors avec un tel pourcentage de cabernet franc, le vin fond sur le palais. Délicatement gras et puissant, élancé et pour autant charnu, il s'étire long, profond et complexe. »
Galloni : 96-98/100 « The 2023 Ausone is a powerful, heady wine. Dark, layered and explosive, the 2023 possesses tremendous depth and tons of sheer resonance, something that becomes increasingly apparent with time in the glass. [...] The savory, mineral-drenched finish is eternal. All the 2023 needs is time. Readers lucky enough to own it should be thrilled. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « It has a wonderful bouquet that is very floral in style and perfectly controlled, perhaps more refined than the 2022. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry, finely tuned with impressive mineralité. It just gently "rolls out" on the languorous finish. This is a more understated Ausone compared to recent vintages, but it exudes sophistication and could easily surpass the Vauthiers' 2022. »

Martin : 89/100 "The 2023 Rully Montmorin has another quite bright, fresh and expressive bouquet, with notes of green apple and Conference pear. The palate is well balanced and focused with orange peel on the entry, 10% new oak neatly integrated and a bit of weight on the finish. This is well worth seeking out as it should be of good value."

Martin : 88-90/100 "The 2023 Santenay Les Pièrres Sèches, from five barrels of purchased fruit, has a little more mineralité than the 2022, with hints of Clementine and lemon sherbet. The palate is fresh and vibrant. It's citrus-driven and not long in the mouth with fine tension. This already conveys a sense of joie de vivre that should make it irresistible in tis youth."

Martin : 88-90/100 "The 2023 Saint-Aubin les Murgers des Dents de Chien 1er Cru has a backward nose that's more malic than the other cuvées, with a touch of petrichor coming through with aeration. The palate has a strictness that renders it quite Puligny-like, with fine salinity, though maybe it just needs more clarity on the finish. It's not bad overall, though."

Martin : 89-91/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Village is a combination of Chartron's own vineyard plus exchanges with other growers. This has commendable vivacity and focus, with Granny Smith and fresh Anjou pears on the nose. The palate is well defined with orchard fruit tones intermixed with touches of orange rind and spice. This had fine length and admirable precision for its class. It is recommended."

Martin : 89-91/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru has a straighforward bouquet that doesn't have the same degree of mineralité as the Vieilles Vignes this year. I wonder if this has more to give. The palate is taut on the entry, with satisfying weight, yet it needs a little more tension and energy on the finish."

Martin : 91-93/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Monrachet Clos de la Pucelle 1er Cru is the monopole of the domaine. It has a more backward nose than other cuvées, with touches of orange blossoms and Granny Smith apples. The palate is well balanced, taut and fresh with a fine bead of acidity. It is tighlty wound on the saline finish. This is a Puligny that will bide its time in bottle and reward those with the nous to cellar. This is very promising."

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui: 16/20 “Subtle, fresh nose of white flowers with a hint of aniseed. Harmonious, dynamic, pure and floral on the palate, with a concentrated, mineral finish. great potential.”

Martin : 93-95/100 "The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret 1er Cru has more precision and mineralité compared to the Clos de la Pucelle at this stage. It's vibrant and poised, with real drive and energy. The palate is concentrated and lightly spiced, with a keen line of acidity and plenty of energy and penetration on the finish. This represents an outstanding contribution to the vintage. I suspect it will land at the top of my banded score."

Martin : 95-97/100 "The 2023 Chevalier-Montrachet Clos de Chevaliers Grand Cru is Chartron's best Grand Cru this year. Intense and flattering citrus fruit notes commingle with crushed stone and light undergrowth scents blossoming in the glass. The palate is fresh, vibrant, beautifully balanced and very harmonious with a long and tender finish. Cohesive and multi-layered, très bon vin!"

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Vinous (N. Martin - October 2024): 85/100 "The 2023 Bourgogne Côte d'Or comes from Marsannay plus one plot in Savigny-les-Beaune. It has a lightly peppery nose that's a little disjointed at first but eventually coheres in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, tapering off light-bodied with a simple blackcurrant and bilberry finish. "

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Vinous (N. Martin - October 2024): 88-90/100 "This has a well-defined nose with mineral-tinged red berry fruit, hints of bay leaf and white pepper. The palate is medium-bodied with a nice crunchy mouthfeel and fresh, slightly brittle tannins. "

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Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (May 2025): 94/100 “The estate cultivates vines in several sectors (upper, lower...) of Les Longeroies, all of which are blended in this superb cuvée. Deep garnet-red colour. Sweet aromas of peonies, violets, cherry pie... The wine is full-bodied, silky, coated, delicious, long and elegant.”

Vinous (N. Martin - October 2024): 91-93/100 "The 2023 Marsannay Les Longeroies has a sensual bouquet with vivid red berry fruit, raspberry and wild strawberry, wilted rose petal and crushed stone emerging with time. It has exquisite delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant , fine-boned tannins. This has more complexity than the Clos du Roy, fanning out wonderfully on the finish. Expect this to land at the top of my banded score. It is superb."

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Bourgogne Ajourd'hui (April - May 2025): 92/100 "Intense colour. Aromas of jammy black fruit, sweet spices... The wine is not in place, but it is rich, straightforward, full-bodied, harmonious and very promising."

Vinous (N. Martin - October 2024): 90-92/100 "The 2023 Marsannay Trois Terres Vieilles Vignes has a well-defined bouquet with blackberry, bilberry and potpourri hints emerging with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry, fine-boned tannins and hints of black cherries and cassis toward the persistent finish. This is very seductive."

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Vinous (N. Martin - October 2024): 88-90/100 "The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is a blend of Clos Prieur and Les Broillard. It has a straightforward nose that's a mixture of red and black fruit with a touch of pressed iris flower. The palate is well balanced and quite sapid with crunchy black fruit and a dab of blood orange on the finish. It's just missing a bit of length but is otherwise fine."

La Revue du Vin de France (March 2025): 93/100 “Frankness of flavor, slightly stewed red fruit notes and a slightly warm finish."

La Revue du Vin de France (March 2025): 93/100 “Harvested a little al dente with its lively, crisp fruit, this sapid, nervous wine combines freshness and slightly tight tannins.”

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (September 2024): 16/20 “Fine aromas of spices, red and black fruits. The wine is complete: concentrated, velvety and harmonious.”

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (September 2024): 17.5/20 “Intense, brilliant color. Rich, complex aromas of black fruit, flowers and liquorice.... Opulent, full, coated palate, with greedy fruit, great finesse and breed. Classy!”

La Revue du Vin de France (March 2025): 100/100 “Chiseled, ripe and harmonious wine, fleshy and energetic, perfectly proportioned. Everything is intense, integrated and penetrating in this dynamic, slender Pinot, with wonderfully silky tannins.”

Vinous (January 2025): 91-93/100 “The 2023 Clos Vougeot Grand Cru Cuvée Classique is picked plot by plot, with some destemmed and some whole cluster depending on the parcel-around 50% on average in the final blend. It has an attractive nose, displaying a mixture of red and black fruit, a little damp loam and light espresso scents in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins.There is not as much depth and grip as the previous vintage, but it's lightly spiced with a touch of black pepper ont the aftertaste. This is delightful and probably on par with the 2022, albeit in a different, more open style.”