Château Bellegrave Pauillac (75cl, 13.5%)

A Pauillac red Bordeaux blend from Château Bellegrave, one of the last family-owned, non-classified estates in the appellation. The blend is typically 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and aged in French oak barrels with an average of 40% new wood for approximately 12 months. It is bottled at 13.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The nose opens with fresh blackcurrant and ripe blackberry, layered with graphite, dark minerals, white pepper, clove, pine cone and walnut. The palate is juicy and medium- to full-bodied, with concentrated cassis and bilberry, creamy fine-grained tannins, hawthorn, eucalyptus, sweet tobacco and chestnut. The finish is long and structured, with firm but silky tannins, graphite, dark fruit and buried iron minerality.