Les Allees de Cantemerle AOC Haut-Medoc Chateau Cantemerle, 2015

Produced from grapes from the younger vines at Château Cantemerle at Macau in the Médoc, the 2015 Les Allées is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. Deep plum in colour, it has a moody bouquet with smoky, raisins and dried fruit elements. It is more youthful on the palate, light to medium bodied with a grainy texture and was made to preserve its fruit character for earlier consumption. Grapes were hand-sorted, destemmed and crushed. It was fermented in tank with an extended maceration up to 30 days. The wine was aged in a combination of old oak barrels and vats and does not have a pronounced oak character.