Château La Violette 2022

The 2022 La Violette has a perfumed bouquet, with potpourri infusing the vibrant red fruit, well defined and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, a touch of bell pepper (as if there were some Cabernet Franc in this 100% Merlot), slightly powdery in texture with an off-dry finish. A little serious. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.

Flowers, black cherries, licorice, and espresso beans crowd into the perfume. Full-bodied, dense, concentrated, and lushly textured, the creamy finish is packed with layers of black, blue, and red fruits providing length and width. The wine was produced from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2028-2050.

Black color. Very aromatic nose, fine, fruity, pure and delicately spicy. Fleshy on entry, particularly perfumed mid-palate, with classy texture and a melting, supple body; the wine unfolds juicy, flavorful, deep, with delicate flesh and noble aromas. Long, all pulp and superb. 100% merlot. Alcohol: 14.5% - pH: 3.75. Yield: 23 hl/ha (no press wine). Early harvest from September 8 to 10.