Arlaud, Bonnes Mares Vintage:2019 pliant and almost delicate flavors

pliant and almost delicate flavors possess a lilting mouthfeel while offering reasonably good persistence if only average depth

This is already lovely and if it develops better depth with time in bottle it could well achieve the upper end of my projected range

power and weight yet no heaviness as the acid/fruit balance is impeccable

Hints of rose petal

Arlaud, Bonnes Mares Vintage:2019 pliant and almost delicate flavors(from a . 24 ha parcel of 35+ year old vines in both terres rouges and terres blanches). A distinctly earthy nose features notes of red and dark currant, rose petal, violet and pretty spice whiffs. There is again excellent detail to the intense broad shouldered flavors that are shaped by dense but fine grained tannins on the hugely long, balanced and firmly austere finale. This too is built to age and a wine that will likely need 20 years to see its