Chateau Hosanna 2021

 - 96 Punkte, Adrian van Velsen – vvWine.ch: „Purpurrot. Die Nase ist intensiv kombiniert dunkle und rote Früchte, steinige Noten, darüber Veilchen und Iris, sehr komplex. Im Gaumen cremig und weich im Auftakt, die Frucht ist knackig, die Tannine hochwertig, sensationell ausgewogen, lebendig und frisch mit einer verführerischen, langanhaltenden Fruchtfinale. Eine Delikatesse. 2026-2046“

- 95 Punkte, Wine Enthusiast (07/2024): „Cedar and sandalwood aromas come from this wine. They presage great richness with ripe blackberry fruits alongside the dense tannins. A blend of Merlot with 25% Cabernet Franc, the wine is ripe and juicy, with a firm aftertaste, set for aging. Drink from 2028.“

- 95 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: „This is polished and fragrant, expressing notes of plums, mulberries, chocolate, nutmeg and hazelnuts. Medium- to full-bodied, silky and elegant with creamy layers of dark fruit. Very fine tannins. Long and seamless. Try after 2026.“

- 94 Punkte, JEB DUNNUCK (03/2024): „One of my favorite châteaux, the 2021 Château Hosanna is 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc from 4.5 hectares of blue clay soils in the heart of Pomerol. Harvest between September 24 and October 6, it has a vivid opaque purple hue to go with beautiful black and blue fruits, iron, graphite, and damp earth-like aromas and flavors. It's rich, medium-bodied, and has good concentration and ripe yet building tannins. This quintessential Pomerol deserves 4-5 years of bottle age and will shine over the following 15-20 years. 2028-2049.“

- 94 Punkte, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider: „Spices, truffle, espresso, chocolate and red pit fruits with a strong note of flowers and a hint of licorice create the nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, energetic, fresh, supple, polished and vibrant, with layers of dark chocolate, cherries, black plums, coffee bean and blackberries. Yields were low this year at only 28 hectoliters per hectare. The harvest took place September 24 - October 6. Drink from 2025-2045.“

- 94 Punkte DECANTER, Georgina Hindle: „Smoked blackberries and ripe cherry fruit combine with green pepper, black pepper, roses and liquorice spice on the nose, the Cabernet Franc coming through in the aromatics. Devilishly sensual texture and depth of flavour on the palate, it doesn't shout but makes its presence known straight away affirming that it has power but also poise. It's well framed, the tannins so velvety soft and the fruit rich and concentrated - direct and driven - yet with a cool, salty mineral touch that lingers long on the finish. There is an intensity here but at the same time an elegance to the fruit presentation and the finish is elongated. It's charming and will gain further in weight and density over ageing. Drinking Window 2027 – 2048“

- 93 Punkte Robert Parkes WINE ADVOCATE, William Kelley (02/2024): "The 2021 Hosanna offers a solid showing in bottle, mingling aromas of cassis and minty blueberries with notions of baking chocolate, licorice and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, it's comparatively rich for the vintage, with sweet, powdery tannins and a spicy finish."

- 93 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: „Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen, ein Hauch von Edelholz, Nuancen von Preiselbeeren und zarter Lakritze. Komplex, saftig, engmaschige Textur, feine Fruchtsüße, mineralisch, reife Tannine, verfügt über gute Länge, zartes Nougat im Nachhall, Herzkirschen im Finale.“

- 93 Punkte JANE ANSON: „Beautifully constructed, cheerful, if a little tight, this needs time to round out, but has delicious sculpted fruits and spiralling gunsmoke and grilled earth that focuses the end of play. Harvest September 24 to October 6.“