2023 Mangot (St-Emilion)

Unfortunately, the sample of Mangot at the first organised tasting had been wrongly picked at the chateau ... not that any of the other tasters noticed. So if you see other reviews noting similarity to the 2022, then you know that`s because it was the 2022. (Incidentally, the same thing happened at two different tastings.) At the second, a quick call was made to the chateau, and a 2023 materialised! It has a lovely bouquet with black plum and raspberry coulis scents, the oak neatly integrated, more discrete and classical than the 2022. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins. Good density and weight, black rather than red fruit laced with white pepper on the relatively bold finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle. 90 points

Vibrant ruby in colour plenty of violet reflections, attractive En Primeur colour and aromatics, with estate signature. Pretty fresh acidities, a little overly sharp, but there is plenty of raspberry and redcurrant fruit to counterbalance, and the whole thing feels full of life and tension. Todeschini family, Thomas Duclos consultant. 34ha, 25% new oak for ageing. 93 points

The 2023 Mangot is a heady, extroverted wine. Soaring Cabernet aromatics meld into a core of red cherry, plum, blood orange, spice, menthol and cinnamon. The 2023 offers an attractive combination of aromatic presence and textural creaminess. It`s a big wine, to be sure. Tasted two times. 89-91 points