"55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Brightly red berried with plush, even plump fruit on the palate. This has been preened but successfully so. Harvested between 13th September and 2nd October. This will spend 12 months in oak barrels, with 30% new oak. 13.02% abv.
C&B Score: 16.5-17
Drinking dates: 2030-40"
Cab Sauv/Cab Franc/Merlot/Pet.Verdot
Lay down 2030 - 2040
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En Primeur
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Bordeaux Wine
Today's Bordeaux' wines retain a certain stoical classicism, whilst meeting more modern expectations of accessibility.