60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Advocate: 93, James Suckling: 94-95

Wine Advocate: The 2018 Monbousquet is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine has a pH of 3.78 and 14.38% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes bounding out of the glass with energetic notes of baked blackberries, kirsch and Black Forest cake, following by suggestions of Chinese five spice, iodine, unsmoked cigars, eucalyptus and crushed rocks with a waft of lavender. The palate is full-on full-bodied, possessing tons of rich, spicy black fruits and a velvety texture, delivering impressive tension for this level of ripeness, finishing long with a lifted savoriness.

James Suckling: Very refined and savory with a lovely core of dark fruit and round tannins. Silky and oozing with finesse and class.