2021 Chateau Quinault l'Enclos - St. Emilion Grand Cru

Decanter.com - 92 pts - GH: *Quite a dark nose, graphite and pencil led. Slightly floral with fragrant blue and purple fruit. Supple and lively, this has a nice energy and focus to it. Crisp red fruit with bite. Lean and quite straight, lovely cool fresh blue fruits with liquorice, soft toasted spice and menthol elements at the end. Clean and well balanced with high acidity and lots of flavour together with an enjoyable mouth-filling texture.* - 12/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 92 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine, kühle dunkle Frucht, schwarze Kirschen, ein Hauch von Orangenzesten. Mittlerer Körper, elegant und ausgewogen, zartes Nougat, feine Tannine, gute Frische im Abgang, salziger Touch im Finish, ein balancierter, delikater Speisenbegleiter.* - 05/2022

The Wine Advocate – (88-90) pts – WK: *The 2021 Quinault l'Enclos delivers aromas of cherries, strawberries and warm spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping palate that's supple and charming, with lively acids and a demonstrative, fruit-driven style. Some 80% of the blend is matured in foudres rather than barriques. It's produced by Cheval Blanc's winemaking team.*

Vinum Magazin – 16/20 pts: *Interessante Ausbauwürze, komplex, blumig, ungemein geradlinig und dicht, grosse Rasse und Länge; ausgezeichnet gemacht.*

JancisRobinson.com – 15,5/20pts – JL: *Forward, fruity and fragrant. Light and round on the palate, the structure delicate but fine. Digeste and for drinking on the fruit.* - 04/2022

quarin.com – 92 pts - JMQ: *Couleur très sombre. Nez intense, au fruité frais, accompagné d'une touche d'écorce d'orange. Moelleux en entrée de bouche, puis délicieux au milieu, le vin évolue aérien et même noble au toucher. Il est bâti tout en délicatesse et c'est bien difficile de ne pas l'avaler. Longueur normale. Assemblage : 51 % merlot, 23 % cabernet franc, 18 % cabernet sauvignon. Degré d'alcool : 13° - Ph : 3,71. Rendement : 21 hl/ha à cause du mildiou.*

James Suckling – (92-93) pts: *Pretty blue fruit with graphite and fine, juicy tannins. Medium-bodied with a fine, silky texture. 59% merlot, 23% cabernet franc and 18% cabernet sauvignon.*

Vinous.com – 93 pts – AG: *The 2021 Quinault L’Enclos is a potent, savory wine. The Merlot is way down this year and the Cabernets are up, which confers a decidedly savory character. The 2021 was aged in 500- and 600-liter casks, plus 25HL /foudres/. In short, Quinault offers a fine picture of the vintage. It’s all there— with plenty bright acids and tons of savory/earthy character.* - 12/2023

Vinous.com – 89 pts – NM: *The 2021 Quinault l'Enclos, of which 50% of the crop was lost due to mildew, has a mixture of red and black fruit on the nose, hints of licorice coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with strict tannins, very linear and saline in style. It’s a bit short and, you could argue, mean, though it keeps you coming back for more.* - 11/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 92 pts – JL: *Dried flowers, licorice, cocoa and black cherries define the perfume. The palate, with its creamy profile, supple-textured fruits and plums is sweet, vibrant and chocolatey in the finish. Yields were only 20 hectoliters per hectare, making the wine difficult to find as the production was cut almost in half. The wine blends 59% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2024-2038.* - 03/2024