Der Falstaff beschreibt den Villemaurine 2022 wie folgt:
Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nussig unterlegte, reife Zwetschkenfrucht, ein Hauch von Nugat und kandierten Orangenzesten, Herzkirschen sind unterlegt. Stofflig, elegant, saftig, reife Kirschen, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch und gut anhaftend, etwas Schokolade im Abgang, gute Länge, vielversprechendes Potenzial.
James Suckling beschreibt den Villemaurine 2022 wie folgt:
Lots of blue fruit with chalk and white pepper. Medium body. Linear and bright. Tight and very long. Excellent potential. Tasted twice with consistent notes.
Jeb Dunnuck beschreibt den Villemaurine 2022 wie folgt:
Newly acquired by the Lefévère family (Sansonnet, Soutard Cadet, and Moulin du Cadet), Château Villemaurine covers eight hectares of vines (six are in production) planted on pure limestone soils just beside the village. Based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc aging in 70% new barrels, the 2022 Château Villemaurine has a killer bouquet of black raspberry and cassis-like fruits interwoven with liquid flowers, camphor, and chalky minerality. With integrated oak, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and a great mix of both richness and freshness, this is a brilliant wine in the making, and I suspect the best is still to come from this address.
Neal Martin lobt den Villemaurine 2022 als "TOP Class "
und Antonio Galloni ist von der Balance und Harmonie der Elemente beim Villemaurine 2022 angetan trotz dass der Wein ein Kraftprotz ist.
Den Chateau Villemaurine 2022 Saint Emilion beschreibt Jeff Leve wie folgt:
93-95
Flowers, red pit fruits, espresso and cocoa notes get the wine going. The wine is elegant, creamy, and fresh, with a strong underpinning sense of minerality that adds a salty touch to the vibrant red and black fruits from the mid-palate, through to the finish. The wine blends 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2042.
Den Chateau Villemaurine 2022 Saint Emilion beschreibt Georgina Hindle wie folgt:
93 / 100
Cool blue fruits and crushed stones on the nose, smells fresh and lively. Supple and juicy, really quite fun with high acidity giving this a just shy of sharp tang before a cool, stony mentality comes in providing freshness. Well worked, they didn't push too far here and this has lovely terroir markers, linear, focussed and straight to the point. Appealing energy, density and push. Still quite chalky and powdery on the finish, almost too much, but it keeps the enjoyment while the power runs subtly underneath. A success in 2022. A yield of 38hl/ha. Ageing 16 months, 70% new French oak barrels, 30% second fill 500l wooden casks and two amphoras. HVE3 certified. Same owners as Ch Sansonnet, Moulin du Cadet and Soutard Cadet. Rolland & Associés consultants.