Clos Fourtet Vintage:2005 spicy wine without the depth

spicy wine without the depth of the splendid 2001

black fruits and cherry liqueur

this is an attractive mix of beautiful fruit and ample Gevrey character

and a lemon-pith note bringing refreshment to the finish

Clos Fourtet Vintage:2005 spicy wine without the depthThe 2015 Clos Fourtet has a sensual, warm bouquet with chestnut and smoke tinged red fruit, well defined and more understated than its peers. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, elegant and refined, silky and smooth in texture with beautifully poised red cherry and cranberry notes toward the finish. A tang of tobacco lingers on the aftertaste. Stunning. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. Neal Martin