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Carre 2018
St Emilion, Grand Cru
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The 2018 Le Carré offers palate staining intensity and tons of opulence. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, cloves and scorched earth power through as this large-scaled Saint-Émilion takes over all the senses and demands attention. A shy wine it is not. Score: 93 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025 - 2033 Date: 26 August 2021 |
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The 2018 Le Carré is a dark, plush wine. Black cherry, plum, spice, leather, tobacco and menthol give the 2018 much of its virile, imposing personality. It is one of the bigger, lusher wines in the range. Ripeness is pushed to the edge in Le Carré. Personally, I prefer the wines in this range that marry power and naunce, which is not exactly the case here. Score: 90 - 93 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 April 2019 |
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The 2018 Le Carré showed nicely, with an up-front, complex nose of red and blue fruits, flowery incense, orange blossom, and camphor. I love its nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a focused, elegant texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It benefits from air and builds nicely with time in the glass, offering more and more richness while never losing its elegant, layered, complex style. Enjoy this gorgeous 2018 over the coming two decades. Score: 95 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Maturity: 2021 - 2041 Date: 18 July 2021 |
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Coming from a parcel near Clos Fourtet, the 2018 Le Carré (which means “square” in English) is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc brought up 80% new French. Its purple color is followed by a killer bouquet of cassis and blackcurrants balanced by a terrific sense of minerality and salinity. Full-bodied, deep, layered, and pure, it's the finest vintage to date and is well worth seeking out. Score: 94 - 96 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 01 May 2019 |
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The 2018 Le Carré has a very floral bouquet of blueberry and cassis aromas; hints of star anise, pressed violets and iris emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, plenty of blackberry and boysenberry fruit and welcome touches of black pepper, sage and fennel toward the poised and quite persistent finish. Excellent. Score: 91 - 93 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2036 Date: 01 November 2019 |
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Le Carre is from the JCP Maltus portfolio of skillfully crafted Saint-Émilion wines. Neil White is the head winemaker, and Thomas Duclos is a consultant here. The 2018 Le Carre is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc—this vineyard land was purchased from Canon around 2000 and touches Clos Fourtet. Deep purple-black in color, it comes bursting out of the glass with flamboyant black cherry compote, blueberry pie and plum preserves notes with touches of Chinese five spice, underbrush and truffles. Full-bodied, concentrated and framed by firm, ripe, rounded tannins, the exotic spices inject wonderful lift to the long, opulent finish. Score: 93 - 95 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 23 April 2019 |
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This is really beautiful with a tight and polished palate of compressed, velvety tannins that frame a full body of ripe fruit with an earthy undertone. Score: 93 - 94 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 11 April 2019 |
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A fresh and unencumbered style, featuring a core of blackberry and plum flavors, well-melded to a singed apple wood accent. Not big, but fresh and detailed. Score: 89 - 92 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 01 April 2019 |
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