Excellence Clos des Menuts

Notes du Wine Spectator

Excellence Clos des Menuts 2008 - 90/100 This broad, fleshy red offers generous helpings of plum, anise, graphite and espresso flavors, harmonious and direct. There's plenty of tannins, but the palate is fleshy and approachable. A big wine, with room to grow. Drink now through 2018. 1,000 cases made. –TM

Excellence Clos des Menuts 2009 - 90/100 Lush, but nicely defined, with lovely plum, black currant preserves and macerated fig fruit coursing along graphite and spice bread notes. The long finish has nicely integrated grip. Drink now through 2018. –JM

Excellence Clos des Menuts 2010 - 90/100 There's a flattering feel to this, with very polished structure and lush plum sauce and fig fruit, with some singed cedar and tobacco notes filling in on the finish. Best from 2014 through 2022. – JM

Clos des Menuts 2001

Guide Hachette des Vins 2005

"Ce 2001 grenat sombre se montre encore discret, laissant toutefois percer des arômes de fruits cuits et des notes grillées, ainsi que quelques odeurs animales. La bouche, d’abord corsée et chaleureuse, évolue sur une charpente ferme et un peu austère aujourd’hui. A ouvrir dans deux ou trois ans."

Clos des Menuts 2000

GUIDE DUSSERT-GERBER des Vins de France 2004

"Remarquable Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2000, complexe, harmonieux, aux connatations fruitées, de belle robe rubis intense, avec des notes de cassis et d'épices"