La Chapelle d'Escurac AOC Medoc, 2017

A light- to medium-bodied wine which is nicely mature and perfectly ready for drinking over the next few years. It has spicy aromas with incense, cigar box and pot pourri which complement its savoury meaty character. The mid palate is quite light as the tannins build in the mouth to give grip. This is the second wine of Château d’Escurac and is named after the pretty 11th-century chapel on the estate. The vineyards at Civrac-en-Médoc in the far north of the Medoc, close to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde estuary, lie on a 17-metre high gravelly mound (that’s high for the Médoc!) over a clay subsoil. La Chapelle has a higher content of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.