2020 Quinault l'Enclos
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Tasted blind. Very deep crimson. Sweetly spiced black fruit with a light leafy lift. A touch leafy on the palate but lovely freshness and extremely fine tannin texture. Harmonious in this lightly leafy style. (JH)
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James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jane Anson, Decanter
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The 2020 Quinault L'Enclos feels a bit overripe on the nose with fig- and date-infused black fruit. It's rather glossy and missing some complexity. The palate is medium-bodied and quite oaky with ripe tannins. It's a powerful and burly Right Bank that leans more toward a hedonistic style but doesn't quite have the finesse to pull it off. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
The 2020 Quinault l'Enclos offers up aromas of cherries, plums and crushed mint, followed by a medium to full-bodied, velvety and lively palate built around powdery tannins that somewhat temper this site's proclivity for an overt, even obvious, expression of fruit.
The 2020 Château Quinault L'Enclos, which saw two thirds of the blend brought up in foudre, is another beautiful, seamless wine from this estate that offers both richness and elegance. Black cherries, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and a touch of scorched earth all flow to a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, finesse-driven Saint-Emilion that already offers pleasure. It will evolve for two decades.