Clos Fourtet 2025 EP | Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé B
84% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Vinous (A. Galloni) 96-98 P
The 2025 Clos Fourtet is elegant, polished and super refined. Bracing mineral notes cut through a core of dark red and blue-toned fruit. Spice, mocha, new leather and licorice all meld together. Seamless and profoundly elegant, the 2025 impresses with its sensual personality, soft contours and magnificent balance. Time in the glass brings out touches of blood orange and white pepper that lend explosive brilliance through to the gorgeous, sustained finish. The team opted for cool fermentations in the cellar. Most lots saw 21-26 days on skins, which is on the shorter side. Clos Fourtet has recently shifted to doing malolactic fermentation in tank instead of in barrel, which has naturally lowered the wines' oak imprint, highlighted fruit purity and softened their contours. The 2025 is positively stellar. Tasted two times. Grand Vin.
Y. Beck : 98 / Decanter : 97 / JM. Quarin : 97 / J. Suckling : 97-98 / J. Leve : 97-99 / J. Anson : 97 / Alexandre MA : 97-99 / J. Dunnuck : 96-98 / N. Martin : 94-96 / Le Figaro : 94-97 / Wine Advocate : 94-96