Nice cool fruit, lovely texture and savoury, quite grippy but more serious than price point would suggest. The tension and length on the finish is very good.
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Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Fourcas-Dupre opens a little shy with subtle black raspberry, redcurrant jelly and cassis scents followed by suggestions of garrigue, bay leaves and tilled soil. Medium to full-bodied, it has a solid line of chewy tannins tagged with compelling freshness sparking energy into the bright fruit, finishing mineral laced.
This has a vibrant ruby colour with violet reflections, gourmet touches, firm black cherry and raspberry fruits and a wet stone texture. It shows real vibrancy through the fruit without being too austere - a far more difficult line to walk to get vibrancy right, than it is to layer on the oak, so hats off to them.
This is a little tight, but shows attractive currant and earth character, medium body and a fresh finish. Medium-firm tannins.
Critic score 90/100
Maturity Ready 2023 - 2040
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