2019 Caronne Sainte Gemme
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The 2019 Caronne Ste Gemme bursts with aromas of blackberries and currants mingled with subtle hints of loamy soil and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and impressively supple by the standards of this château two decades ago (which I remember well from my student days), this is a fine effort.
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Neal Martin
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The 2019 Caronne Ste Gemme has a more giving, less timid bouquet than in barrel, offering delightful blackberry, briary and cedar aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, a slightly powdery texture and dark chocolate and white pepper toward the oaky finish. Give it 3–4 years.
Increasingly rare to find classic, balanced, old school Cru Bourgeois that has been in the same family for over 100 years, making this brilliant wine even more worth savouring. Just so enjoyable, full of dark brambled fruits, tobacco leaf, pencil lead and eucalyptus, with a ton of Haut-Médoc personality, one to recommend. 33% new oak. Owned by the Nony family since 1900.
The 2019 Caronne Ste Gemme requires coaxing from the glass, a bit backward and broody, but there is plenty of tightly coiled black fruit here. The palate is underpinned by succulent tannins; it feels fresh and vibrant with a keen thread of acidity, though perhaps it is just a little too sweet on the finish? Yet overall, this constitutes a commendable Haut-Médoc.