Château Coufran 2024

Really quite ripe and heady aromatics – perfumed and rich with some caramel and toast nuances. Sour and sharp fruit joins quite cooling acidity and fleshy tannins to give a round mouthfeel but with slightly unbalanced flavours right now. A little dry and oaky on the finish. Ageing in tight grain French oak barrels for 12 months. Eric Boissenot consultant. Tasted twice. 100th anniversary vintage of the Miailhe family. A yield of 15hl/ha.

85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Cask sample. Red-berry aromas, even a hint of damson. Palate lively and fresh with present fruit and no overt tension. Chalky texture to the finish. Structured. Should keep. (JL)

Juicy black cherries, currants, and a hint of cocoa pop on the nose, and on the lifted, medium-bodied, fresh palate, it finishes with savory herbs and dusty chalk. Drink from 2027–2037. 87–89 pts

Majors on redcurrant fruits, chalky tannins, rose bud and capsicum, there is vivacity through the palate and a mouthwatering finish with high acidities. Blend given is plantings not vintage, 15hl/ha yield.