Good red-ruby. Jammy blueberry, espresso, licorice, mocha, menthol and nutty oak on the nose. Fat, rich, deep and sweet but with nicely integrated acidity giving the wine shape and firmness. Unusually powerful for this Cotes de Castillon wine, which really coats the palate on the aftertaste. Has a firm acid/tannin spine for slow evolution in bottle.

Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 32 notes)

Rating: Barrel Tasting - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 01/01/06

Rating: (90-92) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 170 on Apr-07

drank on 2/24/10 @our house

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