In Bond per 12x75cl - En Primeur
"Aidan Bell
Very deep colour with the lovely freshness of the vintage on the nose, cropped at only 23hl/ha which contributes a quiet intensity on the mid palate, the flavour builds well to a long finish.
Georgina Hindle, Decanter 91/100
Perfumed on the nose, quite direct and precise. Similar on the palate though lightly framed, you get a gentle flavour to begin with, a sweet strawberry and creamy blackcurrant effect with chalky minty tannins and a fresh overall feel. This is calm and gentle though builds in density and aerial freshness as it travels along the palate, with liquorice spice, graphite and a salty spicy finish. Quietly confident with no let up on the mid palate. A good success and such a long finish. Drinking Window: 2024 - 2032."
Planted in the 1970's by the Figeac-Bourotte family, Les Hauts-Conseillants vineyard now has an average age in excess of 30+ years. The 10 hectares are divided between 6 ha of sandy-clay topsoil, with free draining gravelly subsoil (Chevrol plateau in Néac), and 4 ha on a gravelly outcrop that contains 10% clay (in Lalande). Planted 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc.
