L'If (750ML)

From Saint-Emilion

Vintage:	2021
Description:	96 Vm / 95 Wci / 94 JS / 93 Jd / 92-94+ Wa / 93 De / 93 Wi / 93 Fs / 16.5 Jr. The 2021 L'If is a wine of power and reserve. It exudes notable density and richness, but in the more restrained style of the year. Black cherry, graphite, spice, leather, tobacco and chocolate fill out the layers effortlessly. The 2021 is a gorgeous wine, but it won't be ready to appreciate fully for a number of years. Even so, it was exquisite in two separate tastings. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media. Deeply colored, the nose pops with flowers, red pit fruits, cherries, red plums, smoke, and charcoal. Rich, and sweet, with ripe, round tannins and silky-textured plums, dark chocolate, and espresso on the mid-palate, with a fair amount of salinity on the backend in the finish, this is quite successful for the vintage. This remains one of the new stars of St. Emilion and is a wine to follow before prices jump. The wine blends 79% Merlot with 21% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% Abv, pH 3.61. Drink from 2026-2050. -Jeff Leve, Wine Cellar Insider Cedar and green tobacco with berries, currants and lavender with some sandalwood. Medium-bodied with linear and firm tannins that give this energy and focus. Refined and polished texture. 79% merlot and 21% cabernet franc. Give this two or three years to soften. - James Suckling
Price:	$ 156.89
Price in original currency:	None

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First added to 1000 Corks on June 17, 2022.