“Blended of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Clos St. Martin displays a medium to deep garnet-purple color and is scented of plum preserves, blackberry pie, wild blueberries and incense with touches of unsmoked cigars and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with vibrant, well-delineated black fruit layers with alluring red fruit accents and a firm frame of velvety tannins, finishing long and lively.”

“Sophie Fourcade's 2015 Clos Saint Martin has turned out beautifully. Dense, pliant and impeccably layered, it also offers a good bit of freshness to play off the sweet red stone fruit flavors. I especially like the brightness here, especially in 2015, where it is easy for wines to be out of balance. A closing flourish of sweet red cherry and raspberry fruit leaves a lasting impression. Tasted three times.”

“The 2015 Clos Saint Martin falls under the Moueix umbrella and is certainly one of the gems in their lineup. A blend of 90% Merlot and 5% each of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s slightly reserved on the nose, but man, what a palate! Notes of strawberries, black raspberries, vanilla bean, toasted bread and dried flowers all flow to a full-bodied, opulent, huge wine that stays incredibly well balanced and elegant, with no hard edges and a cashmere-like texture. Count me impressed. I’d be thrilled to drink bottles anytime over the coming two decades.”

“The 2014 Clos St Martin has a bouquet that is just as opulent as the Les Grandes Murailles, though perhaps without quite the same class and breeding. The palate is structured and very focused, underpinned by its fine thread of acidity and superb precision on the finish that has a slight herbaceousness that needs to be addressed. This will probably take longer to come round than the Les Grandes Murailles, but there is genuine class and sophistication embroidered into this Saint Emilion. Tasted twice with consistent notes.”

“Big black fruits and a full body, but in spite of this scale the wine has good freshness and enough tannin to balance well. Very succulent and rewarding. Drink or hold.”