Many of its peers show the inky and concentrated fruit of this hot and dry vintage

seamless and alluringly sweet

There is exceptionally good volume and richness to the palate coating and velvet-textured big-bodied flavors that display outstanding power

flinty touches to the nose - it’s still extremely young - with green and red apple notes and some clear slate and wet stone minerality

definitely makes up for the lost ground

Armailhac other_regions_italy Many of its peers show50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Sweet Cabernet fruit but slightly unformed. Very juicy and a bit simple. Then quite a welter of dry tannins. Not a charmer at this stage anyway. Just a tad brutal.