For the tasting, Domaine de la Solitude Rouge offers a concentration of ripe fruit, a density, a roundness and a freshness in the mouth. The structure is superb. The complexity of the flavors and the sweet finish will delight your senses.
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.
Jeb Dunnuck- 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.
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.
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.
Robert Parker’s 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.
Decanter- Depth and poise on the palate here, and as ever with this wine there is an unfussy easy-to-love sense of fruit-focused grace. Never tries to hard and delivers a great value take on Pessac-Léognan, with just enough damson and slate to be polished.