Chateau Picard, Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, 2010

Tasting: Crus Bourgeois 2010

Sprightly if oaky nose, blackberries, blackcurrants. Medium-bodied, nimble and fresh, has some charm and lift, a more delicate style, with clarity and purity of fruit and less extracted than many St. Estephes. It may seem light, but it’s balanced and eminently drinkable, though perhaps not structured enough for the long haul.

Tasting: Crus Bourgeois 2010

Nose pleasent and ripe, earthy and fresh, palate is licquorice scented and full of dark berry fruit, not great depth. Big tannins.

Tasting: Crus Bourgeois 2010

Good red/black fruits on the nose and smooth ripe fruits on the palate, oak and tannins still there and will blend in for a good future.