Great showing for this 1er Cru. Ruby in color, clear and bright. The nose has cherries, spice and slight sandalwood. Medium bodied. Light tannins. Great texture. On the palate, this is complex and layered. Cherry fruit with some earthiness and spice. Good balance. Nice finish. This drinks well on its own but better with food. This would be nice with Salmon. Drink over the next ten years.
At or near peak and drinking well. Garnet in color, clear and bright. The nose is great with cherries, slight funk. slight black cherries and spice. Medium bodied. On the palate, bold cherry and some black cherry fruit. Slight forest floor and mushroom underneath. Nice energy and balance. Good finish. This should drink well for another ten to twelve years. Great on its own, this would work well with salmon or a mushroom dish.
Purple in color. The nose is tight. With a few hours of air it opened a bit more to show a nice earthy cherry quality. On the palate, this is soft. It has a sweet tart quality to the cherry fruit. A bit clipped on the finish. At $40, this may provide value if it develops over the next few years. Time will tell.
