Graves, Bordeaux

Red berried fruit followed by dark chocolate, then mild spices. Rounded and mellow, delicately balanced between toasty notes and fruit, the palate is chewy with a pleasingly aromatic finish and fine length. 70% Merlot 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.

A delicious, generous, beautifully structured Graves. A 16-hectare property with vines which average 25 years of age, on sandy gravelly soils. tainless steel fermentation with a 2-week maceration and aged for 12 months in a combination of new and one-year-old barriques.