full and notably ripe flavors that possess good volume and a velvety

gently perfumed floral character

flinty touches to the nose - it’s still extremely young - with green and red apple notes and some clear slate and wet stone minerality

seamless and alluringly sweet

Many of its peers show the inky and concentrated fruit of this hot and dry vintage

Armailhac other_regions_italy full and notably ripe flavors50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Sweet Cabernet fruit but slightly unformed. Very juicy and a bit simple. Then quite a welter of dry tannins. Not a charmer at this stage anyway. Just a tad brutal.