Clos Fourtet 2018

Name: Clos Fourtet
Brand: Laithwaites Wine
SKU: 0420818

Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé AOC

With 97 pts (twice) and enthusiastic comments such as "stunning" (Wine Advocate), "one of the wines of the vintage" (Vinous), this 1er Grand Cru Classé may set you back, but will reward with its sumptuous fruit, sleek tannins and remarkable length.

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Wine Details

Red - Full Bodied
Fine wine
France
Deep Blackish Crimson
Red blend
10.875 Units
14.5% ABV
31 December 2055

Flavour Profile

Tasting notes

Sleek, polished, intensely packed and focused. Freshness, energy

Aroma

Intense, black fruit compote, crushed cherry, warm plum, pencil lead

Allergy information

Contains Sulphites

The Wine

Just outside the medieval walls of Saint-Emilion town, this 1er Grand Cru Classé is a jewel of the appellation. Standards were lifted in the hands of the Lurton family last century and now, under the direction of the Cuveliers, its wines rise even higher. Consultants are Stéphane Derenoncourt and Jean-Claude Berrouet (of Pétrus fame) and they ensure nothing but the finest quality. This 2018 has received a plethora of high scores and praise: "positively stunning" (Galloni), "chock-full of muscular black fruits, delivering compelling vivacity and tension, framed by velvety tannins and finishing epically long and perfumed" (Wine Advocate). Aged in up to 70% new oak, this ripe-vintage, lavish Right Bank claret is a keeper. Try after 2025.

Just outside the medieval walls of Saint-Emilion town, this 1er Grand Cru Classé...