The cherry and plum flavors are buried in a dense matrix of tannins

The linear and ultra pure medium full flavors trade more on finesse and refinement than what is usually a relatively powerful and muscular wine

wet stone and liqueur of red berry fruit

Older Merlot vines were replanted three years ago

all wrapped in a nicely complex and persistent finish

Croix Labrie other_regions_italy The cherry and plum flavorsThe 2020 Croix de Labrie is superb. Rich, pliant and wonderfully expressive, it dazzles right out of the gate. Inky red fruit, rose petal, cinnamon, cedar, new leather and mint all build in the glass. Silky and plush, with terrific balance, the 2020 is shaping up to be a real jewel of a wine. Antonio Galloni