Chateau Alcee (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021

Professional Ratings

• 91 James Suckling
  A fresh, juicy Bordeaux full of currants, and red and blue berries with a touch of spice and hibiscus. Medium-bodied on the palate with fresh, nimble berry fruit and firm tannins. 91% merlot and 9% cabernet franc.
• 90 Decanter
  Fragrant red berry fruit, pink flowers and raspberries on the nose. Juicy and lively, delicately framed with a light but expansive flavor in the mouth - feels well worked, open and approachable. I love the minerality on this - the soft saline edge to the fruit and touch of pencil lead to the tannins that then lingers on the tongue. On the right side of austere, this has a long length with refinement and grace at the end. An Alcée with lots of promise. Drinking Window: 2024 - 2030.
  Barrel Sample: 90
• 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2021 Alcée derives from vines growing in red clay over limestone opposite La Prade, as well as holdings in Saint-Philippe d’Aiguille. Exhibiting aromas of juicy cherries, berries, tobacco and sweet soil tones, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and impressively concentrated, with tangy acids and youthfully chewy tannins. This is a strong effort from Nicolas Thienpont and his team. Barrel Sample: 88 - 90+.