2025 G d'Estournel
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The 2025 G d'Estournel is very perfumed and almost Right Bank in style on the nose, thanks to the contribution of the ripe Merlot. Very pure, with violet scents emerging. The palate is medium-bodied with smooth tannins, fleshy on the entry, silky, with polished new oak shaping the finish at the moment. Give this a couple of years in bottle.
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Neal Martin
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A Merlot-heavy blend of 59% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot that's still resting in 15% new barrels, the 2025 G D'Estournel is a rocking little expression of this cuvée that should be a great value. Juicy red, blue, and black fruits alongside leafy herbs and tobacco define the nose, and on the palate, it's medium-bodied, round, and supple, with the vintage's fresher, focused style while still bringing beautiful richness.
Very fine tannins with a crunchy character and creamy texture, showing finesse and polish. Medium body. Refined and fruity, with blackberry and blueberry fruit at the finish.
The 2025 G d'Estournel is a gorgeous Haut-Médoc. Dark, pliant and super expressive, the 2025 has so much to offer. Floral and savory overtones meld into dark red-toned fruit, gravel, incense, licorice and mocha. All the elements are so well balanced. There's more Cabernet Sauvignon in this vintage, much of it from high-density plantings that date back to 2012 and 2013. That, along with the style of the year, seems to yield an especially serious G. This is beautifully done.
About the producer
Louis Gaspard d’Estournel inherited Cos and Pomys in 1791, founding Cos d’Estournel in 1811, investing significantly in the property and expanding the estate from 14 to 45 hectares. The estate rapidly rose to prominence and the wines were exported around the world.