delicious and appealingly textured middleweight flavors possess a refreshing and agreeably dry finale that is more solidly persistent

towering wine

but it too is promising

lush and juicy cherry and smoked rhubarb on the nose

Vivid ruby-red

Sanctus Size:12x750ml delicious and appealingly textured middleweightFrom a special 7. 5 acre parcel culled from the Bienfaisance vineyard, this 1,000 case cuvee is dominated by its Merlot component (the blend also includes some Cabernet Franc). As are most of St. Emilions garigiste wines, it is given a Burgundian like treatment of pre fermentation cold maceration, malolactic in barrel, aging on its lees, and little clarification, all designed to accentuate the terroir, and enhance the wines texture and perfume. The