2025 Couvent des Jacobins
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A rich, textured Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, the 2025 Couvent Des Jacobins is based on 82% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot that's being raised in 35% new barrels with the balance in one-year-old oak. Its dense, saturated purple hue is followed by a complex nose of ripe black fruits, plums, smoky herbs, and scorched earth. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, balanced, and has more flesh than many in the vintage, with ripe tannins and terrific overall texture. Checking in at 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.7, this is a successful 2025 that should drink nicely with just short-term cellaring. Tasted multiple times with consistent notes.
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James Suckling
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Fresh and bright, with aromas of sliced oranges, dark berries and cedar that follow through to a medium body with fine tannins and a crisp and bright finish.
Offering up notes of ripe cherries and cassis framed by toasty oak, the 2025 Couvent des Jacobins is medium- to full-bodied, rich and dense, with a concentrated core of fruit, plenty of structuring tannin and lively balancing acids. It's another strong performance for this 10.5-hectare Saint-Émilion property.
82% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot. 26 hl/ha. Certified organic. Cask sample. Berry-fruit aromas. Palate round and supple, the tannins ripe and rounded. Firm, persistent finish. Reserved in style but seems balanced. (JL)