Clos Fourtet 2023
St-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£420.00
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Arriving: Spring 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: % | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2030 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
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Critic scores
94-96 RP, 93 NM, 96 AG, 98 JS, 97 JA
Critic reviews
"The 2023 Clos Fourtet is especially suave and refined this year, wafting from the glass with deep aromas of red berries, licorice, violets and pencil shavings, framed by a nicely integrated patina of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, supple and layered, with a velvety attack that segues into a bright, precise mid-palate, it's pure and lively, concluding with a mineral finish."
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Clos Fourtet is very well-defined on the nose, a mixture of red and black fruit, crushed stone, cedar and light, minty aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. Quite citrus-fresh, tensile, a little lower in pH perhaps than its peers, which lends this palpable energy and brightness on the finish. Excellent."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Clos Fourtet is every bit as impressive as it was en primeur. Layers of dark-toned fruit, leather, incense, mocha and gravel all build over time, leading to an impressively potent, dramatic finish. Readers will find a rich, heady Clos Fourtet. I would cellar it for at least a few years to allow the tannins to soften and the baby fat to melt away. Today, the 2023 is very young and quite primary. Readers should be in no rush. Tasted twice."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"A real St. Emilion with such finesse and intensity. Aromas of blueberries, blackberries, graphite, subtle crushed limestone and dried and fresh flowers. Perfumed. Medium- to full-bodied with tight and polished tannins and a long, long finish. Such class. 87% merlot, 7% cabernet franc and 6% cabernet sauvignon. A gorgeous red. Give it time. Drink or hold."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Starts right out of the gate with fragrant peony flowers, lime zest freshness, scraping pumice stone, strong Clos Fourtet character coming through, with cassis and black cherry fruits, a whirl of roses and iris flowers, inching forward step by step through the palate. Aged in 2% amphora, 45% new oak, with berries destemmed but uncrushed before fermenting. Stephane Derenoncourt consultant. Loved this En Primeur and love it again in bottle, this is right up there with the beauty and grace of the 2023 vintage. Fragrant, juicy, balanced, precise, plum, blueberry, 40% new oak for ageing. Tasted twice, two point upscore."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Clos Fourtet is very well-defined on the nose, a mixture of red and black fruit, crushed stone, cedar and light, minty aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. Quite citrus-fresh, tensile, a little lower in pH perhaps than its peers, which lends this palpable energy and brightness on the finish. Excellent."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Clos Fourtet is every bit as impressive as it was en primeur. Layers of dark-toned fruit, leather, incense, mocha and gravel all build over time, leading to an impressively potent, dramatic finish. Readers will find a rich, heady Clos Fourtet. I would cellar it for at least a few years to allow the tannins to soften and the baby fat to melt away. Today, the 2023 is very young and quite primary. Readers should be in no rush. Tasted twice."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"A real St. Emilion with such finesse and intensity. Aromas of blueberries, blackberries, graphite, subtle crushed limestone and dried and fresh flowers. Perfumed. Medium- to full-bodied with tight and polished tannins and a long, long finish. Such class. 87% merlot, 7% cabernet franc and 6% cabernet sauvignon. A gorgeous red. Give it time. Drink or hold."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Starts right out of the gate with fragrant peony flowers, lime zest freshness, scraping pumice stone, strong Clos Fourtet character coming through, with cassis and black cherry fruits, a whirl of roses and iris flowers, inching forward step by step through the palate. Aged in 2% amphora, 45% new oak, with berries destemmed but uncrushed before fermenting. Stephane Derenoncourt consultant. Loved this En Primeur and love it again in bottle, this is right up there with the beauty and grace of the 2023 vintage. Fragrant, juicy, balanced, precise, plum, blueberry, 40% new oak for ageing. Tasted twice, two point upscore."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com