Michael Schuster: Lovely nose, sweet, pure, ripe black cherry—yet fresh, too; very nicely balanced, warm, rich, firmly but finely tannic wine; generous in fruit, ample and ripe, broad, with a gently muscular flesh, moderate complexity, and excellent fruit length—the typically attractive, up-front, immediate, appealing juiciness that has been the basic style of this fine St-Emilion for over a decade now, under owner Otto Rettenmaier’s direction. Needs a while to soften, but these drink well young and are starting to show that they age well, too. 2017–30. 16/16.5