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2010 Quinault l'Enclos Bordeaux Blend
Bordeaux Blend: 375ml
$17.99
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JS 91-92 WA 91 WS 90Chuck Hayward, JJ Buckley, April 2011
70% merlot, 20% cabernet franc, 10% cabernet sauvignon. Planted to sandy gravels. Purchased by Cheval Blanc a couple of years ago. There is some fading at the pale pink rim. The nose is somewhat closed at the moment. Maybe lacking a bit of ambition, but this is really nice wine of good length with soft tannins. Should be approachable early and can be enjoyed over the following 10-15 years.
91 -92 points,
James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2011
Fresh and clean with fine tannins and a blueberry and orange peel character. Peaches too. Long and very pretty. One of the best Quinaults for a long time. 85% Merlot, 12% Cabernet France and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon.
89 points,
Neal Martin's Wine Journal, November 2012
This wine was tasted at Chateau Haut-Brion. The Quinault L'Enclos is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. It has decent fruit intensity and harmony on the nose, though it seems a little conservative. The palate is balanced with well-integrated new oak (40%) with a dense, balsamic tinged finish. Perhaps it is trying hard to make an impression, but it is nicely made.
91 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, March 2013
This property have turned out a finesse-styled 2010 with loads of blueberry and raspberry fruit as well as hints of pomegranate, crushed rock and damp earth. A blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, it is medium-bodied and stylish, not a blockbuster by any means, but a wine of finesse to drink over the next 10-12 years.
This old property was brought to life by Dr. Alain Raynaud and then sold to the owners of Cheval Blanc.
90 points,
Wine Spectator, March 2013
Very fresh, with a pure essence of raspberry and kirsch racing along, laced with an enticing red licorice note that drives through the finish. Rather direct, but well put together and nicely defined, with a finesse and minerality that many other St.-Emilions don't have. Drink now through 2020. -JM
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