An outstanding effort the 2000 boasts a dense purple color in addition to a terrific nose of sweet black cherries cassis raspberry licorice and vanilla. The wine is medium to full-bodied intense pure delineated and remarkably elegant. It should drink well for 10-12 years. A sleeper of the vintage. This 25-acre vineyard planted in clay and gravelly soils not totally dissimilar from those of Denis Durantou's renowned vineyard L'Eglise Clinet is planted with 30-year-old vines consisting of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. The wine is the result of a classic vinification much like Durantou employs at L'Eglise Clinet. It is undoubtedly a property that needs to be taken seriously.