Heritieres Brisson, St. Andre-et-Appelles, Ste. Foy-la-Grande Near opaque; blackish ruby. A moderately open nose; the ripe blackberry aroma is subtle, but is largely fresh, with some jammy richness and depth. Nice. The palate shows much more fruit, with rich black berry jam-like tastes, licorice, dark chocolate, and a little bit of mint. Very good! Very good body, rich, concentrated and deep, with some aggressive matte tannins, and good acidity. At 70% Merlot, 20% Cab' franc and just 10% Cab' sauv,' I'm surprised at the gutsiness of this wine. This is a wine for people read more...who like to chew their reds. Give it a good decanting or two now, and serve it with steaks or meat stews.    (hide)

Community Tasting Notes (average 88.6 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 10 notes)

Had at Helens Garden. Pretty good.