Château Carlmagnus 2024

Stewed raspberries over vanilla ice cream, floral notes; on the palate, fruity, balanced, with non-overbearing tannins, racy acidity, and a short finish. Cohesive overall and well made.

Ripe and expressive aromatic expression. Crisp yet creamy, the acidity nicely balances the density of the pure fruit, but the tannins and somewhat stalky elements come through quite strongly, leaving a softly drying feel. It seems to be missing a little density and soft charm at this point.

The nose is pleasantly fruity, elegant, spicy, aromatic and offers a certain complexity. It reveals notes of Boysenberry, garrigue strawberry and, more subtly, spices, combined with touches of wild blackcurrant, as well as hints of violet, nutmeg, clove, a sense of place, a discreet floral note and an imperceptible almost citrus-zest note. The palate is pleasantly mineral, fresh, juicy, and offers purity in the definition of the fruit and precision. On the palate, this wine shows notes of juicy/pulpy blackcurrant, cherry and, more subtly, vibrant blackberry, combined with a touch of cranberry, violet/lilac, as well as hints of nutmeg, a sense of place/local copse, a discreet mineral note and sweet nutmeg. Good length.

Slightly squeezed on the opening, this struggles with full balance, leafy and fresh fruit character, with high acidity on the finish. Roux-Oulié (label celebrates 360th anniversary of New York with a Big Apple image).