Toasted cedar oak is evident but softened by a truffled, smoky edge, making this less austere than many 2011s right now. Great tannic hold at 10 years old, softens a little through the mid palate but the pace is kept lively by white pepper and clove spices that fill out the raspberry and blackberry fruits. 100% integral vinificaton in new oak barrels.

This tiny 3-acre vineyard situated next to the cemetery in St.-Emilion has produced a deep ruby/purple-hued 2011 offering a big sweet nose of black cherry jam intermixed with chalk dust wet stone and spicy oak characteristics medium body and good glycerin and richness. Tasting quite primary it had probably just finished malolactic so it should flesh out even more as it ages in barrel. 89-91+