Clos Dubreuil 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is elegant, racy and offers concentration (full of control), a fine grain as well as power (full of finesse) and a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of juicy/ripe cassis, violet plum, small notes of small wild fruits associated with fine touches of crushed redcurrant as well as hints of pepper, violet, sweet spices, a very discreet hint of rose and an imperceptible hint of Badiane. The palate is beautifully juicy/fresh, elegant and offers a beautiful racy minerality, a very beautiful finesse of the grain, elegance, a very beautiful precision as well as a beautiful finesse of the racy power, a squarre of silk and a small creamy side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/fresh blackberry, creamy/fresh cassis, small notes of juicy/Fresh raspberry associated with touches of plum, violet, lily as well as hints of chocolate, liquorice as well as a very discreet hint of Badiane (in the background)/mentholed liquorice. Good length. A very beautiful persistence. A beautiful finish full of length. Congrats, a wine full of gourmandize, complexity, power (full of finesse) and subtility.