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From the team at Couvent des Jacobins, the 2020 Calicem derives from 0.2 hectares around the winery, overlooking Angélus, and 0.8 hectares on the plateau of Saint-Émilion. Offering up aromas of cassis, plums, blackberries, pencil shavings, cloves and petals, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and textural, with a velvety attack that segues into a deep core of ripe but lively fruit.
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James Suckling
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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There is a wealth of fruit here as you find black, red and blue fruits meshed with smoke, cocoa, licorice, crushed rocks and flowers in the nose. On the palate, the wine is opulent, vibrant, long and deep. There is flesh and freshness in the finish that carries through to the hedonistic endnote. Drink from 2024-2045.
The 2020 Calicem is fabulous. Rich, dramatic and explosive, the 2020 saturates the palate with black fruits, gravel, incense, chocolate and scorched earth. This powerhouse Saint-Émilion won't win any awards for subtlety, and yet it is impeccably balanced and bristling with personality.
Walnuts, dark chocolate, blackberries, cherries and herbs on the nose. Layered, deep and delicious, with a medium to full body and powdery, well-integrated tannins. Creamy and velvety. All about the texture here. Drink from 2025.