Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, France 2020 Apartado and ripe blueberry

and ripe blueberry

blackcurrants and lavender

A great Cheval Blanc that stands up to the potential that I found during en primeur

The 2017 Barolo Riserva Vignolo (made with organic fruit) shows extra richness and density and more mineral definition that give this wine precision and focus

enlivened by bright acidity

Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, France 2020 Apartado and ripe blueberryThe purity of blackcurrants, blueberries, creme de cassis, and flowers. Hints of subtle spearmint. Iron. Blood orange. Medium bodied with a compacted palate, like a cylinder of perfectly ripe fruit and fine tannins. A million layers of tight grained tannins. It goes on and on. Such freshness and weightlessness to it. Ethereal. New classicism. Modern take on the 1986. 12. 79% alcohol. 84% cabernet sauvignon, 13% merlot, 2% cabernet franc and 1% petit