2024 Clos Saint Martin

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2027!
Delivery until Fall 2027!

Softly spoken, carefully extracted, pureed blackberry and raspberry fruits, the acidity is high but gripping, with textured slate and chalk tannins reflective of its vineyard site. Charming, and earlier drinking than many vintages from this estate. 50% new oak, 50% amphora, Julien Viaud consultant. Harvest September 24 to October 4, 33hl/h yield. Tasted twice.
92/100 Jane Anson

(Saint-Émilion; 80% Merlot; 15% Cabernet Franc; 5% Cabernet Sauvignon; from 1.37 hectares on a brilliant argilo-calcaire over pure limestone terroir, now the second smallest of the classed growths; a final yield of 33 hl/ha; 13.5% alcohol; Julien Viaud is the consultant here; tasted twice, first at the Association des Grands Crus Classés de St-Emilion press tasting at Dassault and then re-tasted at the offices of JP Moueix in Libourne). An easy pick just from the aromatics alone (as confirmed at the blind tasting of the Association des Grands Crus Classés de St-Emilion wines). There’s always a little more oak here than with its neighbours, but it’s so well integrated at this address and it reinforces so beautifully the natural florality of this terroir whilst underscoring the cedar and graphite notes that I always associate with Clos St-Martin. Peony. Peony bulb. Violet. Dark cherry and dark berry fruits. This feels like it comes from an altogether sunnier vintage. It’s radiant, lifted and aerial, vibrant and dynamic and yet has considerable depth and some concentration. A brilliant wine, above all in the context of the vintage – it seems to defy the challenges it posed.
93-95/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business