<p>Extrovert on the nose – ripe red berries and vanilla spice. The palate has a cool red-fruited focus and a fresh drinkability, with fine supple tannins, good. Plantings: 35% Merlot, 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot.</p>
"60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. Bright raspberry, blackberry and plum, with cedary spice aromas. The palate is dark and shiny, the blackcurrant fruit framed by fine, grippy tannins. Fresh acidity lifts the mid-palate, through to a long finish. Cropped at 46hl/ha. Harvested between 7th September and 4th October. 40% new oak. 13.5% abv.
C&B Score: 17.5
Drinking dates: 2028-38 "
Merlot blend
Lay down 2028 - 2038
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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.
