Outrageous nose of cassis, leather, fresh leather in a car, also carpet sample and a hint of barnyard that only adds to the complexity. Nose is full and expansive. Palate is big, ripe and energetic. Lovely purity and freshness. Palate seems closed at the moment but it is all there. Wonderful wine and a Fronsac Vin de Garde. Dominated by structure at the moment. Velvety tannins and some toothsome tannins and the fruit is so young it comes across as a skoche acrid but it’s all there and just needs air. 9.2 for now. I’ll be back. As it airs it gets sappier and deeper. This is a 9.3 now. The clarity combined with the structure is something.
Outrageous nose of cassis, leather, fresh leather in a car, also carpet sample and a hint of barnyard that only adds to the complexity. Nose is full and expansive. Palate is big, ripe and energetic. Lovely purity and freshness. Palate seems closed at the moment but it is all there. Wonderful wine and a Fronsac Vin de Garde. Dominated by structure at the moment. Velvety tannins and some toothsome tannins and the fruit is so young it comes across as a skoche acrid but it’s all there and just needs air. 9.2 for now. I’ll be back. As it airs it gets sappier and deeper. This is a 9.3 now. The clarity combined with the structure is something.
1 person found it helpfulDec 24th, 2020
Fronsac, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
