Terre de Vins – Mai 2023 – 93-94 pts

Le premier nez est fermé puis s’ouvre sur la menthe et l’eucalyptus. Ce gage de fraicheur se confirmeen bouche pour un bel équilibre acidité-sucrosité et ce caractère juteux. L’ensemble est une promesse de garde avec une finale sur le bonbon acidulé. Le Château de Pressac signe un très beau 2022.

The Wine Doctor – Mai 2023 – 93-95 pts

From the Quenin clan, on the eastern plateau, this kicks off with a dense, compact, savoury and lightly toasted nose, melding very concentrated yet perfumed plum and cherry fruits with rose petals and violets. The palate is very convincing, harmonious, with a minerally grain to it as – I suspect – a reflection of the […]

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) – Mai 2023 – 92-95 pts

The 2022 de Pressac is dense, rich and explosive. Ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, menthol, licorice and chocolate give the 2022 notable depth and complexity. The tannins are very well balanced for a young Pressac, while floral top notes lift the finish. Tasted two times.

Decanter – MAI 2022 – 95 pts

95 : Bright and vibrant, a lovely cleanness , so pure, so fine and well worked, generous, appealing but the weight and the texture and the tannic integration is flawless. Round, easy, lovely black and red fruits, great chalky coolness with some minerality and liquorice, graphite tang on the finish. A wine you could drink […]

Vert de Vin Magazine – Mai 2021 – 94pts

« Le nez est fruité et offre une bonne définition ainsi qu’une petite puissance, une certaine intensité et de la concentration. On y retrouve des notes de mûre sauvage fraiche/mûre, de violette et plus légèrement de fraise des bois associées à des touches de cassis pulpeux, de tabac blond frais et à de discrètes pointes de […]

Thomas Boxberger – 95-97pts

BEST EVER : Jean-Francois Quenin hat mit seinem neuen Kellergebäude den bislang besten de Pressac erzeugen können. Der besteht aus 70 % Merlot, 17 % Cabernet Franc, 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 1,5 % Carmenère, 1 % Malbec und 0,5 % Petit Verdot.Dunkle, massive Farbe. Süß, satt und reif besitzt die Nase des de Pressac enorm […]

Andreas Larsson – Janvier 2024 – 93pts

Inky dark purple core and hue. Floral and fragrant with violet, crushed blackberry, cassis, truffle, and finely toasted oak with some coffee bean hints. Dense and voluminous with ripe tannin, sweet fruit flavours with a fine level of acidity, digest fruit, warming and fleshy with a really long finish, remarkably well done for the vintage.

Chris Kissack – Février 2024 – 90pts

The grand vin from Jean-François Quenin, from this historic property position right on the plateau’s edge, as usual this is mostly Merlot, bit of course the seasoning here includes both Cabernets as well as Malbec (or Noir de Pressac, as it is also known) and even Carmenère. A good depth of colour in the glass […]

Tom Mullen – Février 2024 – 95pts

Ripe fruit aromas. Rich, soft, balanced mid palate of fresh sliced red and black cherries and some shortbread biscuits. Layered and lambent. Juicy acidity, quiet but firm tannins. Well made classic expression of Saint-Émilion.

Neal Martin – Février 2024 – 91 pts

The 2021 Château de Pressac is well-defined and focused on the nose, classically styled with blackberry, raspberry, ash and Earl Grey scents that billow with aeration. The palate is medimum-bodied with svelte tannins, well judged acidity and commendable sapidity, with good nervosité and density on the finish. This is a well-crafted Saint-Emilion.

Yves Beck – Février 2024 – 94pts

Le plateau calcaire de Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse plébiscite les vignes qui s’y trouvent. Encore faut-il être à leur écoute, ce que Jean-François Quenin et ses équipes assurent avec brio. Le vin regorge d’énergie et d’élégance. Il affiche de la fraîcheur, des tannins juteux et s’en retrouve croquant, sapide et persistant. Un vin auquel il sera difficile de […]

James Suckling – Février 2024 – 93pts

Fragrant nose of nutmeg, plums, berries and chocolate orange. It’s creamy and polished with a medium body and medium-firm, chalky tannins. Nicely filled in and continuous with a long and delicious finish. 71% merlot, 16% cabernet franc, 9% cabernet sauvignon , 2% carmenere and 2% malbec. Drink from 2025.

Decanter – Mars 2024 – 93pts

Smooth and silky, this has a lovely texture from the start – singing fruit of dark blackcurrants, red cherries and raspberries with balanced acidity – not too sharp and licks of wet stone and salt on the finish. This has a good structure without being too much. Easy to enjoy, still with ripe fruit and […]

Xavier Lacombe – Mars 2024 – 92pts

Robe rouge rubis violacé à la belle profondeur. Nez puissant, épicé et fruité, comme sur un écrasé de fruits noirs et rouges fraichement effectué. On apprécie la bonne densité du vin en bouche, fraiche et fruité. Une élégante pointe boisée se distingue, de noisettes grillées et de hêtre. Devant une telle densité on s’attendrait à […]

Antonio Galloni – Mars 2024 – 94pts

The 2021 de Pressac is classy, elegant and polished. As always, the blend of varieties here yields an incredibly distinctive Pressac. Dark red fruit, cedar, tobacco, lavender and spice open with some coaxing. This layered, wonderfully expressive Saint-Émilion is commendable.

Christer Byklum – Avril 2024 – 93-95 pts

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, detailed, elegant texture, bright, dark fruits, raspberries, juicy, refined, a beautiful Pressac. Saline. Lovely expression.

Neal Martin – Avril 2024 – 91-93 pts

The 2023 Château de Pressac has a beautifully defined bouquet, with blackberry and wild strawberry fruit commingling with subtle floral scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. This is a classically styled Claret with freshness and light marine scents that define the finish. A delightfull Saint-Emilion in the making, this comes recommended.

Jean-Marc Quarin – Avril 2024 – 93pts

Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, au fruité bien mûr, évoluant profond à l’agitation du verre. Caressant en entrée de bouche, juteux et délicatement charnu au milieu, avec une grande précision dans la texture et les arômes, le vin glisse, caresse et progresse lentement en s’élevant en finale, profond et nuancé. […]

James Suckling – Avril 2024 – 94-95pts

Really refined and focused with blackberry, blueberry and crushed stone. Medium-bodied with class and tension. Racy.

Markus Del Monego – Avril 2024 – 94pts

Dark purple colour with violet hue and almost black core. Densely woven nose with distinct oak influence, fine toasting, oak spices, vanilla and hints of mocha in the background. Complemented by ripe boysenberries, mulberries and juicy plums, slightly floral hints in the background. On the palate well structured with rather good mid palate and convincing […]