Château Clos Fourtet 2023

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2023 Clos Fourtet is especially suave and refined this year, wafting from the glass with deep aromas of red berries, licorice, violets and pencil shavings, framed by a nicely integrated patina of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, supple and layered, with a velvety attack that segues into a bright, precise mid-palate, it's pure and lively, concluding with a mineral finish.

Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

Vinum Wine Magazine

Jeb Dunnuck

Based on 87% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc, the 2023 Château Clos Fourtet is one of the riper, sexier wines in the vintage. Ample cherry and currant-style fruit intermixed with smoky tobacco, damp earth, truffles, and spice all emerge from this very complex, balanced, layered Clos Fourtet. It has ample mid-palate depth, ripe, polished tannins, and outstanding length on the palate. It's a beautiful Saint-Emilion to drink over the coming 30 years or more. Drink 2026-2055.

James Suckling

A real St. Emilion with such finesse and intensity. Aromas of blueberries, blackberries, graphite, subtle crushed limestone and dried and fresh flowers. Perfumed. Medium- to full-bodied with tight and polished tannins and a long, long finish. Such class. 87% merlot, 7% cabernet franc and 6% cabernet sauvignon. A gorgeous red. Give it time. Drink or hold.