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Tasting notes
Score 90/100 · Drink 2028-2038, Neal Martin, Feb 2026

The 2023 La Vieille Cure has a perfumed and comparatively floral bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and peony scents, well-defined with well-integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit. Gentle grip, fine tension with a sapid finish, this is a solid, well-made Fronsac that should mature well in bottle.

Critic scores

Critic scores
92
92/100

Average Score

93
92-93/100

James Suckling

90
89-91/100

Neal Martin, Vinous

More reviews and scores

90 - 92 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 90-92/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, May 2024

A year-in, year-out smoking good wine as well as a perennial value, the 2023 Château La Vieille Cure is deep purple and reveals a great nose of black and blue fruits, spicy oak, graphite, and a touch of earth. It brings medium to full-bodied richness on the palate, with ripe, polished, yet building tannins and a great finish. Clearly destined to be an outstanding wine, I suspect it will need 2-3 years of bottle age.

92 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 92/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2024

90 - 92 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 90-92/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, May 2024

A year-in, year-out smoking good wine as well as a perennial value, the 2023 Château La Vieille Cure is deep purple and reveals a great nose of black and blue fruits, spicy oak, graphite, and a touch of earth. It brings medium to full-bodied richness on the palate, with ripe, polished, yet building tannins and a great finish. Clearly destined to be an outstanding wine, I suspect it will need 2-3 years of bottle age.

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La Vieille Cure
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Product details

Grape Blend

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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