JAMES SUCKLING: "Beautiful aromas of plums and filtered coffee follow through to a full body. Firm and silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Bright acidity and spice character. Tight and focused. Needs two or three years to open."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Chateau Rouget leaps from the glass with preserved plums, spice cake and cassis notes plus touches of underbrush, game and smoked meats and a waft of Provence herbs. Full-bodied, powerful and densely packed with taut, muscular fruit, it's something of a bruiser and yet with an alluring contrast of a plush, velvety backbone and seamless freshness, finishing long and earthy. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown"

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, attraktive reife Kirschenfrucht, Anklänge von Pflaumen, kandierte Orangenzesten, facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, gute Fruchtsüße, präsentes, reifes Tannin, zarte Schokonote, bleibt gut haften, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial. - Peter Moser"