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A fine wash of smoked oak, well measured, a little soft through the mid palate, but there are attractive brambled red fruits here, with raspberry leaf and peony aromatics. Captures the potential elegance of the vintage, no need to wait too long to begin drinking. Highest proportion to date of Cabernet Franc in the blend. Cazes-Regimbeau family, 17.5ha, Jérmémie Gravier technical director, 45% new oak for ageing, harvest September 24 to October 4.
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Neal Martin, Vinous
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The 2024 Chauvin has a clean and pure bouquet with black cherry and light raspberry fruit aromas alongside neatly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chewy tannins. It's firm in the mouth with a touch of bitterness on the finish. The 2024 doesn't quite have the "flow" of other vintages but hopefully this will knit together during its élevage.
A juicy, expressive St. Emilion with berries, plums and cherries. Fluid, fruit-forward and crunchy with medium body and nicely chewy tannins. Tight-grained in the finish.
Very true to its recent identity and with all that Cabernet Franc, this is elegant and lithe in its florality and it feels pure, lifted and aerial. That impression is conveyed to the palate which has a lovely glassy crystalline purity to it. Quite a delicate, light touch but that is massively rewarded in a vintage like this.