Initially, the wine is a little raucous and oozing with blackberry, black cherry, raspberry and blood orange fruit. With a little air, the baby fat sheds off to reveal a delightfully well balanced wine with secondary aromas and flavors of spice, wild flowers, lavender and licorice with a fine grained tannin structure, savory mid palate weight and a lingering finish.
N/Apts Jancis Robinson– 2016 vintage
‘Rich in blackcurrant fruit with a savoury dark glow to make it more than just fruit. Just a touch of smoky char even though the oak is well in the background, a seductive fruit sweetness. On the palate, this is beautifully balanced, the alcohol perfectly integrated in the tannic structure and fruit core with a fresh tang that runs through the middle. There’s a cool fluidity to it even with its depth and length. Fine, dry, lingering and savoury aftertaste. Impressive first vintage with a promising future in the bottle. I opened this on a Sunday evening and it was still tasting fresh and vibrant four days later. This is a very classy wine, and the tannins tell you everything: fine, definite, building in the mouth but in perfect balance with the fruit and freshness. Blue-blooded Castillon. Catch it while you can.’
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