2024, Château Plince, AOC POMEROLBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Franc. A dark nose, liquorice and black pepper with ripe and cool blackcurrants. Succulent and super juicy with a generous lick of wet stones and graphite adding a saline element to the red berry fruit with slightly chalky tannins. I like the upfront nature, really everything is harmonious and in balance. Nothing pushed too hard still with concentration. Cool and clean with focus. Maybe less Pomerol plushness than

Our third offering of this innovative and experimental wine (though now very much a successful experiment

46 hectares in the steep southeast-facing slopes covered with limestone scree from the Combe de la Serrée

higher acidity than the Bourgogne

Smartly constructed

potent in the weight and tannic frame - chalky

Located in Les Plures with a fraction (2 ouvrées) in Santenots Blanc

made entirely from Savagnin

caressing and seductively textured mid-palate contrasts somewhat with the punchy

iris and vine smoke

A great stand out with lots of promise

This succulent but punchy effort is very Gevrey in style

the 2022 La Dame de Montrose unfurls in the glass with aromas of blackberries