2018 Clos Fourtet Saint Emilion 2019 which is 80% Merlot and

which is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc

The 2019 is another fine edition

and the aromatics grab hold straight away

This is turning out to be a delicious (as banal as that reads) Le Tertre-Roteboeuf with the tannic structure to suggest that it will give pleasure over the next 20-30 years

2018 Clos Fourtet Saint Emilion 2019 which is 80% Merlot and98 points, Vinous. The 2018 Clos Fourtet is one of the most elegant, refined wines of the vintage. Silky and aromatically expressive, Clos Fourtet is all grace. Blue purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol and sage all lift from the glass. Even with all of the natural richness of the year, Clos Fourtet sizzles with tension and delineation. Then again, that is the magic of the Saint milion plateau. Clos Fourtet is easy to look past in 2018. It is