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Quinault l'Enclos 2012

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon

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Tasting Notes

This property, discovered and resurrected by Dr. Alain Raynaud, was acquired by Chateau Cheval Blanc and with a few refinements as well as a label change, the quality of the terroir (within the city limits of Libourne) continues to impress. Richly fruity, spicy and earthy, with attractive black cherry and currant fruit, this medium-bodied wine has soft tannins and seems ideal for drinking over the next 7-10 years. Drink: 2015 - 2025

88
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (218), April 2015

A blend of 81% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc, picked from 26th September until 8th October. Flowering was very difficult and there was a lot of coulure, so yields were just 25hl/ha. There is certainly a great presence on the nose that kind of, looms into your senses. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, slightly gritty tannins. It is very pure and focused with a touch of black pepper on the finish. This has good potential. Tasted April 2013.

90/92
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, May 2013

Deep crimson. Lovely fruit sweetness, almost red fruited. Deliciously rich without weight. Very pure fruit and thick silky tannins. Very fresh too. Lively and juicy but not in the least simple. Very fine fresh ripeness. A step up in quality from 2011. (JH)

17.5
Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2013

This is now the fourth vintage of this wine under the Cheval Blanc team and their work continues
to impress, using organic techniques to make a fine with finesse and elegance from deep gravel
soils. Aromatic, spicy and floral with notes of clove, supple red fruits and subtle oak.
Drink: 2018-26

92
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2013

The wine reveals a bright, flowery, berry fruitiness with hints of roasted herbs, damp earth, raspberries and cherries. Surprisingly, the alcohol hit 14% in this medium-bodied blend of 80% Merlot and the rest mostly Cabernet Franc. Yields were extremely tiny, only 23 hectoliters per hectare because of the poor flowering in spring. This offering may put on a little weight as its mid-palate needs to fill out, but it is an elegant, attractive example of Quinault. It will require consumption during its first 10-12 years of life.

87/89
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (206), April 2013
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