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The 2022 Château D'Aiguilhe brings more of everything, with a gorgeous nose of black raspberries, crushed stone, spring flowers, and violets that opens up beautifully with air. This carries to a medium to full-bodied effort delivering ripe, polished tannins, a seamless mouthfeel, and a great, great finish.
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James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2022 d'Aiguilhe has a tightly wound bouquet featuring blackberry, briar and crushed stone scents. This demands some coaxing from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and sapid, with crisp tannins. This is quite a "strict," well balanced Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, with a Left Bank-like finish. It's quite cool for the vintage, but I appreciate the tension.
A firm and tight red with blackberries, crushed stones, ink and iodine. Medium-bodied with medium tannins that are polished and very pretty. Refined and delicious. Always an excellent value. Drinkable now, but will age nicely.
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Black core with purple rim. Dark and charry on the nose. Intense fruit sweetness contrasting with crisp acidity, slightly sweet-sour at the moment. Needs time to mesh further. Chewy, compact tannins. Embryonic. (JH)