Region: France, Pauillac

Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Petit Verdot

Tasting notes: Deep, darkly pigmented ruby-red colour holds well to the rim. Cassis aromas are overlaid by notes of coffee, toasty oak & graphite. The palate is quite lean & introverted with lively cassis & dark plum complimented by cedary, graphite flavours. The wine is elegant rather than opulent. The wine is of medium to full body & the tannins are not big, but the structure is fine, grainy, cedary & dense. Alcohol is well in balance & the finish is lean & long, combining fresh black-fruit with cedary notes