La Closerie de Fourtet 2025

Licorice, flowers, and cherries are already expressive in the nose, and on the medium-bodied, forward, elegant, fruity, and fresh palate. The wine was made from blending 85% Merlot, with 15% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV. The wine comes from a parcel selection. Drink from 2028-2038. 90-92 Pts

Beautiful deep, intense red colour. Highly aromatic nose, with ripe fruit aromas. The palate is both suave and lively, with substance, flavour and a slightly austere finish that will soften with ageing. Blend: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc. Alcohol: 14% - pH: 3.45. Yield: 28 hl/ha. Production: 15,000 bottles. Harvest: from 9 to 17 September.

Finely spicy, with notes of black tea, bergamot and oregano over wild berries and cherries; a sleek, elegant palate, wonderfully fresh, with pronounced acidity and well-judged tannins; the finish is red-fruited with good aromatic length. Dangerously easy to drink.