Esprit de Gloria, Saint-Julien, France 2018 Cotes de Castillon and a kiss of residual

and a kiss of residual sugar provides for a rounded mouthfeel

accompanied by notes of chocolate and almond

The Récolte Noire certainly has all those characteristics along with a toastiness and elegance of fruit that resembles fresh raspberry or strawberry

balanced finish

Esprit de Gloria, Saint-Julien, France 2018 Cotes de Castillon and a kiss of residualA wonderful, harmonious bouquet of copious blackberry, briary, cedar and tobacco notes that just feels so effortless. The very harmonious palate offers pure black fruit laced with graphite. Displaying moderate weight and fine acidity, and quite linear and focused on the finish.