2004 Clos de Sarpe
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The 2004 Château Clos de Sarpe is seriously good, offering complex notes of jammy blackberry, blackcurrants, tobacco, and spring flowers, with even a hint of forest floor already developing. Medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated and balanced on the palate, it's wonderfully textured, has plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's a terrific 2004.
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Robert Parker
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Deep garnet-brick in color, the 2004 Clos de Sarpe gives up pronounced notes of roasted meats, mocha, chargrill and charcuterie with a core of crème de cassis, baked plums and dried herbs with a waft of black olives. The palate is medium-bodied with great richness and velvety tannins, finishing long and spicy.
Very dark, sweet, gamey nose but rather light, simple and aggressively cloaked in sweet oak. Not fine and with very aggressive tannins. (JR)
About the producer
This small Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé estate is a FINE+RARE favourite. Run by Maylis Marcenat, the fourth generation of her family to do so, the 3.7-hectare vineyard has old vines and limestone soils, producing wines of incredible freshness and great ageability.