2023 Cote de Baleau
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The 2023 Château Cote De Baleau is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc brought up in 30% new barrels. It has a deeper ruby hue as well as gorgeous aromatics of cassis and ripe mulberries along with spring flowers, graphite, and a kiss of minerality. This medium-bodied, elegant, graceful Saint-Emilion has fine tannins, terrific balance, and outstanding length. It's clearly outstanding, if not a touch more.
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James Suckling
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Anise, cherries, flowers, and black raspberries, with accents of espresso show nicely on the nose, and palate. The wine is fresh, spicy, bright, and lifted on the mid-palate, and in the elegant finish, leaving you with touches of dark chocolate, espresso, and sweet, red cherries. This should be quite a pleasure to enjoy on release, and over the next 10-12 years. The wine blends 95% Merlot, with 5% Cabernet Franc, 14% ABV.
The 2023 Cote de Baleau is deep garnet-purple in color. Scents of ripe plums, blackberries, and black olives hop from the glass, followed by playful hints of kirsch and rosebud tea. The medium-bodied palate is tight-knit and refreshing, with lightly chewy tannins and a savory finish. The blend is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.
Very structured, yet the tannins are polished and poised, framing dark berries, minerals and a hint of cedar. Medium to full body and a long, creamy finish. Better than 2022?