Appellations

Quinault l'Enclos 2021

St Emilion, Grand Cru

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Tasting Notes

59% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Franc. Forward, fruity and fragrant. Light and round on the palate, the structure delicate but fine. Digeste and for drinking on the fruit. (JL) 13%

Score: 15+ Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2025-2032 Date: 13 May 2022

Here the warmer soils at Quinault, which can be hard to handle in hot years, helped encourage ripeness. This has a bright clarity to the fruit, waves of graphite, raspberry, loganberry, reserved but juicy in character, and very much in keeping with the new style of Quinault. 50% new oak (500l casks), and then the rest up to 5 years old so neutral oak impact. Long slow harvest, cool maturation, a very different kind of vintage. 20hl/h yield working in 100% organic.

Score: 92 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2025-2038 Date: 11 May 2022

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.

Score: 92 - 93 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 01 May 2022

The 2021 Quinault L'Enclos is exquisite, but is the kind of wine that needs a bit of time to be understood. Incisive, soaring Cabernet aromatics are quite vivid. Hints of rose petal, mint and dried savory herbs lead into a core of dark red fruit. Beautifully persistent, the 2021 is wild, even a bit exotic perhaps, but certainly long on personality. Challenging conditions reduced the crop by nearly 50%.

Score: 91 - 93 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2036 Date: 01 May 2022

The 2021 Quinault l'Enclos has a perfumed nose of cranberry jus, wild strawberry and blood orange, intense but maybe a missing a little complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry, and quite strict and slightly peppery, leading to an almost Left Bank finish. Fine.

Score: 88 - 90 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2040 Date: 01 May 2022

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.

Score: 88 - 90 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 29 April 2022

From the team at Cheval Blanc, the 2021 Château Quinault L'Enclos is another impeccably made wine that has more red and blue fruits, some violet and peppery herb nuances, medium body, and the precise, focused, elegant style of the vintage front and center. It's finesse-driven, yet still brings texture and richness and will unquestionably be an outstanding wine.

Score: 91 - 93 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 06 February 2022