2023, Napanook, Jean-Pierre Moueix, NAPA VALLEYThe 2023 is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Aromas of blueberries, ash and stones with hints of blackberries, orange peel and chocolate. Its medium bodied with medium round tannins that are polished and velvety but always in check. Cedar and baking spices like nutmeg on the palate. Lovely soft and silky texture with a long finish. Enchanting and delicious. From organically grown grapes. Drink now or hold. 97

tobacco and loamy soil

Conditions during the harvest were ideal

Drinking Window: 2027 - 2041

inky colour and some delicious sappy fruits

Quite powerful

satiny and saline palate that's more classically tightly wound than the nose would suggest

full and fruity

44 hectares this domaine is the second largest owner - 'Making a massive wine that needs the oak to sculpt the colossus

The 2022 Echo de Lynch Bages

Matthew Day winemaker

courtesy of the Cabernet

the wine reveals an intense palate of bitter orange marmalade