2014 Retout - Blanc
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76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16.5% Petit Verdot, 7.5% Merlot. 35% new oak for 12 months. Deep garnet. Very sweet cassis nose, almost a little sickly sweet. Fresher on the palate, with nicely dry and fine tannins. More persistent than the 2015 and more elegant overall. (JH)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2014 Château du Retout has a potent blueberry and blackberry-scented bouquet with a strong floral element. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannin, good depth and well judged acidity to counterbalance the intensity here. It is a big, bold statement of a wine, one that the team manages to pull off because there is plenty of depth and freshness on the finish. I like the cut of its jib. Tasted September 2016.
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16.5% Petit Verdot, 7.5% Merlot. Black in colour and black in fruit. Intense and brooding and savoury. Dark, chewy and not ready to be approached. Lots of flavour but could do with a bit more freshness. Very chewy and dark on the finish. (JH)
Dark purple. Very intense purple-fruited nose. Lots to chew on and notable acidity but I think this may all resolve itself eventually though it has no great persistence. (JR)