Product description
A Cru Bourgeois Supérieur estate located 35 km from Bordeaux along the Route des Châteaux in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, just 6 km from Margaux and bordering Saint-Julien. The grapes come from 45-year-old vines and are hand-harvested. Fermentations in stainless steel vats, ageing 12 months in french oak barrels replaced by third every year Generous ripe black and red berry fruits alongside spice and oak. Intense palate with good concentration of fruits and elegant tannins.
From a 21ha estate at Cussac-Fort-Médoc, soils with outcrops of gravel. The blend is 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, aged for 12 months in new French oak barrels, one third new. A very rich ad fleshy palate retains the region's typical freshness, with some lead-pencil minerality, blackcurrant leaf and elegant oak. Rounded and complete with the ability to age further. A high-quality 2019.
- 94 pts Andy Howard MW, Decanter
