Andreas Larsson – Janvier 2024 – 90 pts
Dark purle core and a lighter rim. Pure nose offering wild berries, some chalky notes, mild spice and supple oak. The palate is balanced in a lighter profile, supple with ripe tannin, digest red fruit flavours with a gentle hint of butterscotch with a fine length.
James Suckling – March 2025 – 92/100
James Moleswoth : A lushly fruited red, with dark plum and boysenberry preserve notes, this glides along with grace and focus as black tea, dried anise and violet details fill in throughout. Shows subtle energy through the finish. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Malbec. Best from 2026 through 2037.
Georgina Hindle – Février 2023 – 93pts
Juicy and alive, a really lovely purity of flavour on the palate, there is an ease and approachability to this. It hasn’t been overworked or pushed too far, yet gives a round, plump and forward palate with bright raspberry, strawberry and damson fruits, and lots of freshnes : Just a joyful glass of wine. Sows […]
Jancis Robinson – Avril 2023- 16,5+/20
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Adrian Van Velsen – Avril 2023 – 90-92pts
Sehr rein, top Frucht, viele Brombeeren, süße Frucht, sehr feines Tannin, erfreulich lang im Abgang. Hohe Qualität! Wird früh Spass machen. (Verkostet « En Primeur » im April 2023 / Grand Cercle / Château la Dauphine) primeurs22.
Falstaff (Peter Moser) -Mai 2023 – 93 pts
Dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Delicately spicy background, dark wild berries, hints of plums, some cassis and herbal savouriness. Juicy, round and elegant, fine acidity, ripe cherries. Balanced, already accessi- ble, salty finish; an animating wine for the table.
Colin Hay – Mai 2023 – 92-94 pts
Up and coming. This has pleasing graphite and pencil-shaving notes alongside the dark berry and stone fruit; quite saline in its minerality. A hint of the cedar to come and a lovely wild heathery note. Fresh and softly textured, but with a fully charged, compact and energetic core of crushed ripe berry fruit – a […]
Yves Beck – Mai 2023 – 90-91/100 pts
En humant le bouquet de la Tour de Pressac, deux fenêtre de réflexion s’entrouvrent : premièrement on se dit que le vin doit être délicieux et, deuxièmement, on peut supposer qu’au vu du niveau du second vin, la barre est placée haut ! Le palais confirme l’annonce du bouquet. Il dispose d’une agréable sucrosité, dès […]
Markus Del Monego – Juin 2023 – 92pts
Best Germany Wine Critic of the World Pressac 2022 primeur : 92 (avril 2023) Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core. Aromatic nose with ripe fruit, black cherries, blackberries and hints of red berries, subtle oak and mild spices. On the palate well balanced with ripe tannins, good mid-palate and length, with spicy […]
Terre de Vins – Octobre 2023 – 91-92pts
C’est un flacon fidèle au style de la propriété. Son nez est assez complexe, il offre une belle entrée en matière, confirmée par une belle texture en bouche, avec des tanins serrés et affinés. On peut le déguster aujourd’hui avec des lactaires délicieux gratinés.
Chris Kissack – Février 2024 – 88 pts
The second wine of Château de Pressac, from the Quenin family, this presents a sweet and smoky nose, with a fruit profile which features damson, rose petal, crystalline redcurrant and strawberry. The palate places all this in a delicate, acid-framed construction, filled with lightly grained and powdery tannins, with a rather fresh, sour-fruit finish. Delicately […]
James Suckling – Avril 2024 – 91-92 pts
Second wine of Pressac, with currants and hints of chocolate and flowers. Medium body. Fine tannins. Subtle.
Tom Mullen – Mai 2024 – 94-95 pts
A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carménère , Malbec and Petit Verdot from Jean-François and Dominique Quenin comes this wine aged 18 months in new and used oak barrels and clay amphorae. Spry aromas-think tangerine tajine, orange slices pulled from sangria, strawberries and shortbread. A linear attack followed by a three […]
Jean-Marc Quarin – Mars 2023 – 94pts
Couleur sombre et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fruité et profond. Belle odeur de fruits noirs parfaitement mêlée à un joli boisé nuancé. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, particulièrement aromatique au milieu, précis dans sa réalisation, avec un corps juteux, le vin glisse jusqu’en finale. Les dernières secondes de la dégustation l’élève encore. Tannin raffiné. C’est […]
Le Figaro – Juin 2024 – 90-92 pts
Les fruits rouges très mûrs, relevés d’une pincée de safran, flirtent avec les narines. Un côté confortable et intemporel qui est réveillé en bouche grâce à une trame acidulée qui apporte un rayon de lumière et donne de l’énergie à la matière. La texture veloutée enrobe le palais avant une finale mentholée.
Jeb Dunnuck – Mars 2023 – 93pts
The 2020 Château De Pressac showed beautifully, with terrific purity in its spicy dark fruits, spice, chocolate, and earthy nuances. Medium to full-bodied and concentrated, with ripe tannins, it’s another balanced, layered, incredibly impressive Saint-Emilion that does everything right. It’s going to benefit from short-term cellaring and keep for two decades, if not longer. The […]
Decanter – Mars 2023 – 93pts
Juicy and lively with lots of liquorice and dark chocolate flavours lacing the blackcurrant, raspberry, blueberry and plum fruit. Feels well worked with balanced acidity and a super sleek texture and I love the limestone touches – the salinity and minerality. Tannins are fine and well integrated. There’s a classicism to this despite being a […]
Alexandre Ma – Mars 2023 – 93pts
This is a 100% “Terroir Wine”, and you must not rush to taste it, for if you are fooled by its reserved aromas, you may miss this delicious wine. Château de Pressac 2020 has an outstanding balance, and it leaves the reservedness and elegance of limestone terroir after caressing the taste buds. The palate is […]
JM Quarin – Avril 2023 – 95 pts
Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en Primeur – Outsider Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, pur, à la fois mûr et frais. Ample dès l’entrée en bouche, fondant au milieu, très aromatique, juteux, sans cesse accompagné par un gras fin, la construction est remarquable. Le vin laisse parler la […]
Jancis Robinson.com – Avril 2023 – 16.5+
Black core with purple rim. Really fragrant and open, seems to show the 20% stems as much in the aroma as on the palate. Lovely freshness and refinement, especially in the finest of tannins. Elegant already. Cool and fresh but with more to come.