Le Faîte

Inky dark core and hue. Some balsamic notes, mint, crushed blackberry, plum and cassis with mild oak. Dense palate, yet with an already rounded texture and grainy tannin, mild oak, and a fine spiciness leading to a long finish.

(2020) The blend for the top red is 75% Tannat, 15% Pinenc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Again from limestone and clay, but also sandy soils, typical of the Bas Armagnac region. A powerful nose of black and sour cherry, with some cool and elegant graphite character. Lots of smoothness in texture, plenty of tannin and bright cherry, great mid-palate sweetness, but the structure builds and grips to the finish, staying fresh and grippy, concentrated and delicious, and surely with ageing potential.