Château Bellegrave Pauillac (75cl, 13%)

Château Bellegrave Pauillac is a Left Bank Bordeaux red blend from the Pauillac appellation. It is made from 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc grown on deep Garonne gravel. Vinification takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, followed by around 12 months in French oak barrels, roughly 40% new. The nose opens with crushed raspberries and fresh blackcurrants, then kirsch, incense and cedar chest, with dried mint, cloves and black pepper. On the palate there is succulent blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, firm Cabernet-driven tannins, cinnamon, coffee, spice box, graphite-infused dark fruit, smoldering tobacco and roasted fig. The finish is medium to long, with fine-grained tannins, graphite, dark berry, chili chocolate and orange zest.