2013 Cap de Faugeres

Consistently a well-made wine from one of the larger properties in the Castillon (more than 100 acres), this blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon came from tiny yields of 21 hectoliters per hectare. The wine exhibits a dark ruby/plum/purple color, with sweet mulberry and black cherry fruit, licorice, camphor, and background oak and earth. The wine shows good sweetness on the attack and mid-palate, has modest depth and texture and a good, round finish. Drink it over the next 5-7 years. This is also a good value.