(JS 95-96 points) This is a really racy red with blackberries and mineral. Salty undertones. Medium to full body. Really solid and precise in the center palate. Long and racy. 82% merlot, 14% cabernet franc, and 4% petit verdot. From organically grown grapes.

(93-95 points) The 2022 Couvent Des Jacobins comes from a great terroir located just beside the village of Saint-Emilion. Made from 82% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot that's sill resting in 45% new oak, it has a ripe, black and blue-fruited style as well as medium to full-bodied richness, ripe, supple tannins, solid mid-palate depth, and some classic leafy herb and graphite aromas and flavors. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

(93 - 95 points) Composed of 82% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2022 Couvent des Jacobins displays an opaque garnet-purple color. It explodes with bombastic notes of juicy plums, black cherry preserves, and mulberries, followed by wafts of licorice, violets, and dark chocolate. The full-bodied palate is laden with black fruit preserves, supported by velvety tannins and compelling tension, finishing long and opulent. A gorgeous expression of the vintage!

(92-94 points) Deep in color, black cherries, licorice, chocolate, and plums. The wine is rich, chocolately, and packed with dark red fruits, and freshness with a hint of espresso in the lingering, sensual finish. Drink from 2025-2040. Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/wine-tasting-note/?vintage=2022&wine=Couvent%20des%20Jacobins

(WA 92-94 points) Bursting with aromas of sweet blackberries, cherries, rose petals and licorice, the 2022 Couvent des Jacobins is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and charming, with a succulent core of fruit and a seamless, enveloping profile. It will offer a broad drinking window. - William Kelley

Gorgeous aromatic intensity on the nose, fragrant and open, really inviting. Salty, mineral tang is at the fore giving quite a lean and clean expression with purity rather than overt density or plushness. Tannins are slick and fine, giving a relatively straight and direct frame while the black fruit has energy and drive. Lovely expression, easy to enjoy still with bite and tension and a touch of density on the finish. Crystalline and clean. Maybe a touch watery.

Brushed velvet tannins, plenty of tannic grip and a spicy core, this has the character of the vintage, with an architecture that is a little chunky and takes its time to stretch out, but once it relaxes, the finish is long and refreshing, with edges of rosemary, sage, safffron and slate. Enjoyable. 45% new oak

(VN 90-92 points) The 2022 Couvent des Jacobins has a punchy bouquet with blueberry and cassis aromas. There's a touch of espresso in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, slightly backward and structured at the moment. It doesn't quite kick on toward the finish. Still thoroughly enjoyable. -- Neal Martin