80% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon

Robert Parker: 93, James Suckling: 92

Robert Parker: This is a big, chewy wine made under the guidance of Hubert de Bouard. Dense ruby/purple, with notes of blackberry and cassis as well as some hints of barbecue smoke, underbrush and toasty oak, this thick, dense and unctuously textured, low-acid wine is a sleeper of the vintage and the best Clos des Jacobins since the famous 1982.