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Score 90-92/100 · Wine Enthusiast

Already a perfumed wine, this is generous and likely to be rich while also balanced. Blackberry fruit and fine acidity balance the structure. There is good aging potential here. Apr 2017, Roger Voss, www.wineenthusiast.com

Critic scores

Critic scores
90
90/100

Average Score

91
90-92/100

Wine Enthusiast

16
16/20

Jancis Robinson MW

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16 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 16/20 · Jancis Robinson MW

Very rich, sweet nose with an earthiness underneath. Pinched finish. Sandpaper. Fast fade. Apr 2017, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2023-2029

89 - 91 points
Neal Martin
Score 89-91/100 · Neal Martin

The 2016 Caronne Ste Gemme has a very attractive nose witih wild strawberry and raspberry scents, cedar and a touch of mint. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp red berry fruit, a fine line of acidity, linear and taut but with plenty of freshness and an almost Pauillac-like character on the finish. This is always a well-priced Bordeaux and it is one of the best I have tasted from the estate. This comes recommended. Apr 2017, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2020-2032

91 points
Decanter
Score 91/100 · Decanter

This is a beautiful, well-regarded wine offering great consistency, replete with smoky bacon, tar, and coffee bean flavours. It is marked by oak, but sexily and cleverly so, and balanced by intense, deep fruit with impact. A gentleman's claret and one of the great value sleepers of the vintage. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot from deep gravel over clay. Apr 2017, www.decanter.com, Drink: 2025-2038

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