Blend: 55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc
93 Points Wine Enthusiast
A perfumed, new-wood matured wine with mint and spice flavors. They march alongside the black currant fruits and ripe tannins. The wine is just now ready, but with its juicy aftertaste will shortly age further.
Winemaker Notes
A rich and full-bodied wine with aromas of berries, black fruits, tobacco, roasted coffee, and spicy and woody notes. On the palate it is well-balanced and velvety, with refined power coming from concentration rather than weight and sweetness. Rich blackberry fruit and layers of texture are a great combination for this wine that has profited from the quality of the Cabernet Franc in this vintage. It has plenty of fruit and acidity, as well as firm, still-toasty tannins that lend a hand extending the clean, floral finish. That this is composed of nearly 50% of some of the best Cabernet Franc in the world is vividly, startlingly evident from start to finish. Drink within the next 15 years.
