This 2007 may have turned out better than the estate’s 2009, which did not perform as well as I would have hoped. Made from yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare, the 2007 (90% Merlot and the rest mostly Cabernet Franc) tips the scales at 13.5% natural alcohol. The wine is deep and rich with attractive notes of chocolaty, berry fruit and spicy oak, a supple, lush texture, and sweet tannin in the plump, corpulent finish. It will provide plenty of pleasure over the next 7-8 years.