Château Croix du Trale, Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, France 2023

With grip and ripe fruit, this wine comes across as a rather straight-up Médoc, with the cassis of the Cabernets dominating the softer Merlot expressions, albeit with some raw tannin that I suspect barrel ageing will tame. Not a bad wine, to enjoy with your steak over a summer barbecue.