94 points James Suckling: "Aromas and flavors of blackberries, blackcurrants, stones and bark follow through to a full body with firm, chewy tannins that are nicely polished. Lots of fruity undertones. It’s long and flavorful at the finish. Drink after 2024. (1/18/21)"
93+ points Jeb Dunnuck: "Performing nicely, the 2018 Domaine De La Solitude (Pessac-Léognan) has gained more elegance and finesse since I tasted it from barrel, offering a complex, layered style as well as medium to full-bodied richness, silky tannins, integrated acidity, and outstanding length. With lots of cherry and currant fruits along with notes of white truffle, green tobacco, and cedar, it's going to continue drinking nicely for at least 15 years. Drink: 2021-2036. (3/11/21)"
92 points Wine Spectator: "Tight, sleek style, with red currant, loganberry and bitter cherry notes streaming through flecked with savory and red tea hints along the way. Nice flash of iron on the well-focused finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2022 through 2034. (3/31/21)"
92 points/'Cellar Selection,' Wine Enthusiast: "This wine comes from an estate owned by a religious order and managed by Domaine de Chevalier. Luscious black fruits are sophisticated and full. Embedded in the black fruits, the tannins are just showing their potential as the wine opens out. This will be a fine wine with time. Drink from 2025. Alcohol 14%. (Apr 2021)"
90-92 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "The Domaine de la Solitude 2018 Rouge is deep garnet-purple colored and opens with aromas of cedar, earth, blackberries, cassis and tilled soil. The medium to full-bodied palate is generous and muscular with firm, grainy tannins and a long, earthy finish. (4/23/19)"
91 points Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider): "This is yet another estate under the management of Olivier Bernard and his team from Domaine de Chevalier, and their involvement shines through in the quality of the fruit. It has a somewhat plump and less glabrous polish to it than Lespault-Martillac, with crushed red plums, tobacco and scented peonies swirling and eddying on the palate, rather than displaying the forward purpose the other Bernard wines show. The palate is a little bundle of joy though, with crushed red plums draped in a silken texture, spiced with tobacco, graphite and black tea leaf. This is a wine showing eagerness to please, and we should not resist its call. Drink over the next five or six years. (Feb 2021)"
93+ points Jeb Dunnuck: "Performing nicely, the 2018 Domaine De La Solitude (Pessac-Léognan) has gained more elegance and finesse since I tasted it from barrel, offering a complex, layered style as well as medium to full-bodied richness, silky tannins, integrated acidity, and outstanding length. With lots of cherry and currant fruits along with notes of white truffle, green tobacco, and cedar, it's going to continue drinking nicely for at least 15 years. Drink: 2021-2036. (3/11/21)"
92 points Wine Spectator: "Tight, sleek style, with red currant, loganberry and bitter cherry notes streaming through flecked with savory and red tea hints along the way. Nice flash of iron on the well-focused finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2022 through 2034. (3/31/21)"
92 points/'Cellar Selection,' Wine Enthusiast: "This wine comes from an estate owned by a religious order and managed by Domaine de Chevalier. Luscious black fruits are sophisticated and full. Embedded in the black fruits, the tannins are just showing their potential as the wine opens out. This will be a fine wine with time. Drink from 2025. Alcohol 14%. (Apr 2021)"
90-92 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "The Domaine de la Solitude 2018 Rouge is deep garnet-purple colored and opens with aromas of cedar, earth, blackberries, cassis and tilled soil. The medium to full-bodied palate is generous and muscular with firm, grainy tannins and a long, earthy finish. (4/23/19)"
91 points Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider): "This is yet another estate under the management of Olivier Bernard and his team from Domaine de Chevalier, and their involvement shines through in the quality of the fruit. It has a somewhat plump and less glabrous polish to it than Lespault-Martillac, with crushed red plums, tobacco and scented peonies swirling and eddying on the palate, rather than displaying the forward purpose the other Bernard wines show. The palate is a little bundle of joy though, with crushed red plums draped in a silken texture, spiced with tobacco, graphite and black tea leaf. This is a wine showing eagerness to please, and we should not resist its call. Drink over the next five or six years. (Feb 2021)"
| Product SKU | 354518 |
| Producer | Domaine de la Solitude |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| SubRegion | Left Bank |
| Appellation | Pessac-Léognan |
| Varietal | Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 375ml |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 14.0% |
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