with ripe Chardonnay from the Côtes de Blancs now just hinting at toastiness

Tasted in New York in November 2018

with a hint of toasty lees and resonating minerality

The blend is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon

Here too there is a background application of wood that is sufficiently subtle so as to allow the expressive nose of plum

Clemence Vintage:2010 with ripe Chardonnay from theA big, muscular, oaky, modern style Pomerol with better integration of wood than in many vintages, this offering exhibits some notes of charcoal, cedar wood, roasted herbs and an abundance of black currant and black cherry fruit with a hint of sassafras. The texture is rich and reassuring and the finish quite long, with moderate tannin. Forget this wine for 3 4 years, as it is a relatively muscular styled Pomerol, and drink in the following two