Clear and bright wine with nose of oak, brioche, toast and cedarwood. Clean and direct attack, great balance of freshness and fruit with good acidity.

Medium-bodied wine with pure and charming bouquet of brambly red fruit, cedar and pencil shavings. Firm tannins on entry, with dark fruits and brown spices and hints of leather.

Sexy, powerful wine with superb nose that is expressive and bursting with fruits. Straightforward in the mouth, with firm yet elegant tannins and long, dense backbone with very nice volume and freshness.

Fresh and approachable in feel, with plum compote and blackberry reduction notes laced with licorice and violet hints. The moderate structure is brambly in feel.

It has a very seductive nose in the making, with ripe blackberries and blueberry scents, interwoven with incense and a touch of graphite–more sophisticated than I was expecting. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. This is an elegant Lacoste-Borie with fine tannin, my only quibble being that the oak

Medium to full-bodied wine with alluring crushed red currants, black cherries and spice with touches of cloves and lavender. Well-supported by plush tannins and peppery lift finish.

Black cherry, blackberry and green olive note aromas. A rich and medium-bodied wine with chocolate, black raspberries, raisins, blueberry and licorice flavors.

Dark, ripe raspberry and huckleberry with spicy undertones.