Chateau Devise d’Ardilley, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, 2010

Tasting: Crus Bourgeois 2010

Gently meaty nose, black fruits. Rich and supple, concentrated but four-square, has a touch of sweetness; it could do with more acidity and zest. Medium length and a blunt finish.

Tasting: Crus Bourgeois 2010

Slightly closed nose but with a dense and ripe coffee scented palate showing chocolate and blackcurrant fruit flavours, long and complex.

Tasting: Crus Bourgeois 2010

Black-red, dense rim, fragrant black fruits nose, and good blackcurrant Cabernet fruit and true briary firmness, very good depth and already smooth and quite polished, while the fruit remains dense and structured. Still closed in but will be a very good wine long term.