Chateau Fleur la Mothe Haut Medoc

The La Fleur de Mothe is a blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 12% Petit Verdot. Matured in around 35% new oak, it has a clean, fresh, quite perfumed bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and graphite scents, a touch of violet emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a fresh, sappy entry. There is good depth here, a gentle grip and feels quite solid and firm, suggesting that it will benefit from a couple of years in bottle. But there is plenty of freshness from start to finish and it will mature well over the next six to eight years. Tasted at the Oenoconseil tasting room in Bordeaux.