2024 Futures

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Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 « Combinaison de fruits noirs mûrs (cassis, cerise noire, myrtille) et de notes plus subtiles de fruits rouges frais (framboise, fraise des bois). Des arômes de violette et de rose sauvage apportent une touche florale délicate. Les tannins sont subtils et parfaitement intégrés. »

J-M Quarin : 95/100 « 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. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 92-94/100 "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."

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 L'If 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."

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Vinous (A. Galloni): 95-97/100 "The 2024 Troplong Mondot is a total stunner. As has been the case for some years now? The Grand Vin is blended before being barreled down, which means at the time of tasting en primeur, the wine has seen less wood than the vast majority of its peers. That lends this wine a certain raw energy that is impossible to miss. The purity and intensity of the flavors are simply remarkable. Troplong Mondot is one of the standouts of 2024. Even in this vintage, Troplong Mondot possesses remarkable textural presence, but that richness is matched by notable freshness and linear drive. It was deeply impressive on the two occasions I tasted."

Bettane & Desseauve : 95-96/100 « La molasse de l’Agenais donne de la densité à ce millésime, ce qui permet d’aller chercher du fruit. La minéralité se fait sentir en finale, apportant salinité et profondeur tout en renforçant l’équilibre de ce vin séducteur. »

Le Point : 17.5/20 « Expressif, fruits rouge, baies sauvages, rose sauvage, trame calcaire, densité, tanins sapides, finale saline, relevée. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 93-95/100 "The 2024 Troplong Mondot offers minerally, tightly wound black fruit, blueberry and light chalky scents. Very fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant yet tensile tannins. Like the Mondot, it is peppery in style, pretty and sapid towards the finish. Not a huge amount of persistence, yet this is still a serious Saint-Émilion that could well end up at the top of my banded score."

La Revue du Vin de France : 93-95/100 « Un élevage à moitié en barriques neuves et une part intéressante de foudres (26 %), voilà l'équation brillante pour Troplong. Derrière sa jolie robe éclatante, le vin dévoile un bouquet aromatique lumineux et une bouche pleine de panache : beau délié de matière, en demi-puissance en cœur de bouche, sans creux. Dynamique, la finale provoque une salivation intense qui ponctue cette interprétation contemporaine de Bordeaux. »

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J-M Quarin : 94/100 « Couleur vive, intense et sombre. Nez sentant bon la framboise, évoluant intense dans le verre, fin, subtil, complexe et noble. Minutieux à l'attaque, doté d'une texture ravissante et d'un corps fondant, le vin évolue raffiné, racé et distingué dans la persistance. Une qualité de déroulé et d'arômes unique induit par 85 % cabernet franc et 15 % cabernet sauvignon. La magie des jeunes vignes d'Ausone. »

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Chapelle d'Ausone, like the 2021, contains no Merlot. It has an intense bouquet with brambly red berry fruit, blueberry and light violet scents. This is finely delineated, although the 2022 was more complex. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth entry, a linear style and more black fruit compared to say, La Clotte."

Vinous (A. Galloni): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Chapelle d'Ausone is a very pretty wine second wine. Floral aromatics, bright red-toned fruit and refined tannins convey an impression of finesse in a mid-weight, nuanced Chapelle. Today, the 2024 is a bit quiet. I won't be at all surprised it is even better from bottle."

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Bettane & Desseauve : 96-97/100 « Complexe et intense, élégant et précis, avec une expression minérale et subtile qui se retrouve dans la texture du vin avec de l’éclat et une fraîcheur due à l’acidité naturelle des sols calcaires. Structure tannique fine et bouche de grande légèreté malgré sa puissance. Le terroir d’Ausone a pris le pas sur le millésime. »

J-M Quarin : 95/100 « Beau rouge sombre, intense. Nuances vives. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, fruité et subtil. Touches de truffe et de cerise à l'agitation dans le verre. Moelleux en entrée de bouche et de suite très savoureux, le vin glisse sur le palais, très charmeur, avec de la classe dans le toucher et beaucoup de goût. C'est long et très bon. »

Vinous (A. Galloni): 93-95/100 "The 2024 Angélus is very fine. It is the first vintage I have tasted that captures the newer approach at Angélus, one where the wines are not extracted as in the past. Black cherry, plum, spice, new leather and menthol fill out the layers effortlessly. Here, too, the wine shows superb balance and real textural presence. The 2024 is mid-weight, classy and polished."

Vinous (N. Martin): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Angélus has an intriguing bouquet that deserves a little more reflection than some of its peers. A touch of fish scales commingles with black olive tapenade alongside dark berry fruit in what you might describe as a "cool" nose. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. The 2024 is certainly a more linear Angélus, saline with a liberal sprinkling of black pepper. It gains modest depth on the graphite-tinged and Cabernet-driven finish, which is drier than previous vintages (as expected in this vintage). There is fine salinity with a shorter aftertaste than you would find in a warm vintage. This is well-crafted and just needs more flesh on the slender finish. Maybe that will develop during its élevage? It will be an enjoyable Angélus rather than a profound one destined for long-term aging."

Vinous (N. Martin): 88/100 "The 2024 Rully Montmorin includes 10% new barrels, half in wood and the rest in stainless steel. This has a lilting nose with light mango and Clementine scents, well defined as usual. The palate is fresh on the entry with a keen line of acidity. There is a brightness to this Rully that I like, and it feels reassuringly precise on the finish."

Vinous (N. Martin): 88-90/100 "The 2024 Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc comprises five barrels this year. Lemon curd and light orange pith scents on the nose, this has a little more depth than the previous vintage. The palate is quite flinty on the entry. Bright acidity, plenty of energy, this should drink well for several years."

Vinous (N. Martin): 89-91/100 "There are five barrels of the 2024 Santenay Les Pierres Sèches this year. Grapefruit, orange pith and apricot unfold on the nose, which has pleasing purity of fruit. The palate is well balanced with nicely integrated wood, a keen line of acidity and a nice edginess towards the finish. This might surpass the previous vintage."

Vinous (N. Martin): 89-91/100 "The 2024 Saint-Aubin les Murgers des Dents de Chien 1er Cru has a light peppermint tincture on the nose that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is fresh and vibrant with a silver thread of acidity. Quite a "fluid" Saint-Aubin, even if it needs just a little more persistence. Give it a year in bottle."

Vinous (N. Martin): 89-91/100 "The 2024 Chassagne-Montrachet Villages has a delineated bouquet with assiduous use of oak. Just the faintest reduction at play. The palate is fresh and crisp with citrus peel, orange pith and a little spice. Very pretty, very elegant with a nicely focused finish this punches above its weight."

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Village is a blend of owned and exchanged fruit. This has another bright and quite minty bouquet that soars from the glass. Plenty of energy. The palate is fresh and vibrant, fine weight, quite tensile with plenty of mineralité on the finish. Classically styled Puligny that will give a lot of pleasure."

Vinous (N. Martin): 92-94/100 "The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet les Folatières 1er Cru has a very fragrant bouquet with yellow fruit, white flowers, a touch of mint and even a suggestion of red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a keen line of acidity. Very precise, certainly more mineral-driven than the "sunnier" 2023 - this has great potential."

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Pucelle 1er Cru was coming out to play when I visited the Domaine, the nose obstinate and backward. The palate is crisp on the entry, quite malic with cooking apple and notes of pear, moderate depth and a dash of spice on the finish. Fine, but it needs to find its groove."

Vinous (N. Martin): 93-95/100 "The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret 1er Cru has a little more precision and detail compared to the Clos du Cailleret this year. Touches of Conference pear and orange pith and a hint of candle wax on the nose. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, quite dainty and elegant yet there is real cohesion and precision towards the finish. This is very classy."

Vinous (N. Martin): 92-94/100 "The 2024 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru comprises four barrels this year. Harvested a little later, it has a touch more tropical tones on the nose yet there is still admirable mineralité and tension. The palate is vibrant on the entry, quite strict and linear, more malic on the palate than on the nose with a dash of spice that comes through on the finish. Good potential, though in some ways quite uncompromising."

Vinous (N. Martin): 95-97/100 "Harvested on 15 September, the 2024 Chevalier-Montrachet Clos de Chevaliers Grand Cru has a fragrant bouquet with citrus fruit, hints of fern and fennel, crushed stone surfacing with aeration. Impressive delineation here. The palate is very well balanced with spot-on acidity, bright and vivacious, though very complex with a mineral-driven finish that is top notch. Certainly this is as good as the 2023. Excellent."

Vinous (N. Martin): 84-86/100 "The 2024 Bourgogne Côte d'Or has an elegant nose, quite understated with brambly red berry fruit and light strawberry scents. The palate is well balanced with simple but "playful" red cherry and strawberry, though it is just a bit short on the finish."

Vinous (N. Martin): 85-87/100 "The 2024 Marsannay Les Longeroies has a much lighter and airier bouquet than previous vintage, bright red fruit that is well defined albeit missing the same level of complexity. The palate is well balanced with light tannins and fine acidity but the finish feels a bit diminished by the traumatic growing season and lacks some energy."

Vinous (N. Martin): 91-93/100 "The 2024 Marsannay Trois Terres Vieilles Vignes has a cohesive and focused bouquet, pure red berry fruit, wild hedgerow and light violet scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very elegant and pure, demonstrating more mineralité and tension than Fournier's other red cuvées. Bon vin."

Vinous (N. Martin): 89-91/100 "The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a pretty nose with wild strawberry and cranberry (again) and light rose petal scents in the background, well defined. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity, fresh and vibrant, quite poised with impressive mineralité for a Gevrey-Village on the finish. Worth seeking out, this punches above its weight."

Vinous (N. Martin): 95-87/100 "The 2024 Bourgogne Roncevie was showing just a little reduction on the nose, though you could still discern the dark berry fruit underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with a little chewiness on the entry, but I appreciate the acidity in this regional red and though it scarpers out the exit door with speed, there is sufficient energy to keep your attention."

Vinous (N. Martin): 87-89/100 "The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Village was showing quite a lot of reduction as it is due for racking. The palate is medium-bodied with finer tannins than the Chambolle but with linearity and strictness of the Morey-Village. Again, it just needs a bit more weight and fruité at the back end and maybe the second winter in barrel will give that."

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Morey-Saint-Denis Aux Chesaux 1er Cru was showing a bit of reduction on the nose despite rigorous coaxing. The palate is medium-bodied and here you can see the potential with a fine lattice of tannins, more marine influence with a grippy finish. Time will shave its edges so keep this in bottle for three or four years if you can."

Vinous (N. Martin): 88-90/100 "The 2024 Chambolle-Musigny Les Noirots 1er Cru has a more tertiary nose with dark berry fruit, graphite and loam. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannins, pretty red berry fruit with gentle grip towards the finish that feels a bit under-nourished compared to Arlaud's other cuvées at the moment."

Vinous (N. Martin): 92-94/100 "The 2024 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru was blended with around 30% whole bunch. This is quite fragrant and floral on the nose—some similitude to an Echézeaux, just a hint of undergrowth behind the red fruit, very commendable in terms of purity. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy strawberry and cranberry, a fine bead of acidity, quite taut and focused with a twist of black pepper on the more Mazoyères-like finish. Good backbone—it will need three or four years to shave its edges."

Vinous (N. Martin): 93-95/100 "The 2024 Clos-de-la-Roche Grand Cru takes time to open in the glass, more so than Arlaud's other Grand Crus, revealing brambly red berry fruit, white pepper and light tobacco scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, a crisp line of acidity, a tingle of spice with decent weight and depth on the finish. Not quite as complex as the previous couple of vintages but this will certainly have ageing potential."

Vinous (N. Martin): 94-96/100 "The 2024 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru includes 80% whole bunch this year and matured in 60% new oak. This has a very composed bouquet, the whole bunch nicely assimilated, mainly red fruit with bergamot tea and touches of undergrowth coming through with time. Beautiful definition. The palate is medium-bodied, classic Lambrays in style, modest weight with filigree tannins. Poised towards the finish with hints of bay and tea leaf, this is a lovely Clos des Lambrays that will be difficult to resist in its youth but I am sure will age. A "cool" Clos des Lambrays."

Vinous (N. Martin): 94-96/100 "The 2024 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru includes 80% whole bunch this year and matured in 60% new oak. This has a very composed bouquet, the whole bunch nicely assimilated, mainly red fruit with bergamot tea and touches of undergrowth coming through with time. Beautiful definition. The palate is medium-bodied, classic Lambrays in style, modest weight with filigree tannins. Poised towards the finish with hints of bay and tea leaf, this is a lovely Clos des Lambrays that will be difficult to resist in its youth but I am sure will age. A "cool" Clos des Lambrays."

Vinous (N. Martin): 88-90/100 "The 2024 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Cuvée Classique, picked from September 17, comes from separately vinified parcels within the famous walled vineyard. Including 15% whole bunch, this has an open bouquet with dark berry fruit, used tea leaves and subtle estuarine scents that percolate through with time. The palate is showing just a touch of volatility, but not excessive, quite lively on the finish but without the weight and grip of previous vintages."

Vinous (N. Martin): 90-92/100 "The 2024 Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, the older vines suffering as much as the younger though benefitting slightly from its location on a slope, has a little more presence and lift compared to the Cuvée Classique, a little more floral in style. The palate is medium-bodied with finely hewn tannins, a keen line of acidity, slightly edgy towards the finish that has plenty of freshness. This will be thoroughly enjoyable over the next decade."

Vinous (N. Martin): 85-87/100 "The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes has a light and slightly tertiary bouquet with brambly red berry fruit and a touch of rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with a sharp entry, nicely balanced but just missing some flesh and substance towards the finish. At the moment this is lagging behind the other cuvées."