An expressive nose flirts with reduction yet not so much as to impair the attractiveness of the intensely floral nose where additional breadth is present in the form of orange peel

Conveys a rather high-pH feel

(aged in 70% new oak for 18 months)

This is a classic Bonnes Mares it’s a mix of power

Almost sticky in feel

Inglenook, Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions An expressive nose flirts with88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 4. 5% Petit Verdot, 1% Merlot, 0. 5% Malbec. Following a relatively warm winter, the 2015 growing season at Inglenook began early, staying 14 to 21 days ahead of average from budbreak to harvest. Variable weather during flowering in May and limited precipitation for the fourth consecutive year, led to relatively low yields. Merlot, the first bordeaux variety to reach maturity, was picked on 22 August,