Clos Fourtet 2009 St-Emilion CBO(6x75cl)

 Clos Fourtet 2009 CBO(6x75cl) 94/100 JMQ

J'ai goûté le Clos Fouret 2009 plusieurs fois avec comme modèle l'idée du 2005. J'avoue avoir espéré beaucoup plus des résultats de ce millésime. Cependant, en consultant mes notes du 2005 en primeur, je me suis rendu compte qu'elle était d'à peine 16 points. Donc nous verrons comment évoluera ce vin. Le nez est discret. Entrée en bouche soyeuse, pulpeuse, puis ce Clos Fourtet 2009 se développe avec un caractère un peu mou, un éclat aromatique bon, mais que j'espérais supérieur et une finale à la tannicité enrobée, de longueur normale. JMQ-www.quarin.com

The 2009 Clos Fourtet is medium to deep garnet colored and opens on a medicinal/Band-Aid note, giving way to appealing baked red and black fruit notes with touches of dried herbs, tree bark, chargrill and a ferrous waft. The palate is full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and plenty of muscular fruit, finishing earthy and just a little hard.Lisa Perrotti-Brown

After tasting 2009 Clos Fourtet three times from bottle, I am convinced this prodigious wine is one of the greatest young Bordeaux I have ever tasted. Inky blue/purple with notes of camphor, forest floor, blackberry, cassis, sweet cherries, licorice, the wine has stunning aromatics, unctuous texture and an almost inky concentration, but without any hard edges. With considerable tannin and just enough acidity to provide definition, this wine transcends even its premier grand cru classe terroir. It is certainly the finest Clos Fourtet ever produced. Give it 5-7 years of cellaring to allow some of its baby fat to fall away. There is certainly enough structure underneath to keep for 30-50 years. Bravo! Robert M. Parker, Jr.

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