Clos Sarpe Vintage:2008 with outstanding depth and a

with outstanding depth and a hint of youthful bitterness to the superconcentrated flavors of black raspberry and spices

a smectite soils probably gave Christian Moueix and Jean-Claude Berrouet a slight advantage given its propensity to retain moisture and prevent hydric stress

and a touch of menthol on the finish

full-bodied and quite serious broad-shouldered flavors also possess first-rate mid-palate concentration along with evident minerality on the driving and powerful if less refined finish

Clos Sarpe Vintage:2008 with outstanding depth and aBig and youthful, yet still a little rough. Dark colored, almost inky. Full bodied, very concentrated, with tobacco, dried cherry, mineral and berry flavors and a long, velvety, tannic finish. 1982 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2000.