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par Georgina Hindle le 25/05/2023
Opulent, rich and perfumed nose - seriously scented. Juicy and more straight than I was expecting on the palate, there's freshness with fine, well-integrated and softly fleshy tannins. You can see they haven't tried to push this too much, though it still has power and heft; blueberry, damson and blackcurrant flavours, not weighty or plush at all, juicy and bright still with a vein of tobacco, chocolate, liquorice and stone. Nicely detailed with lots of appealing elements. Harvest 15 - 16 September. Ageing 19 months; 40% new barrel, 60% one wine. Derenoncourt consultants.