2019 Clos Puy Arnaud
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A delicious wine that can already be approached with pleasure, the 2019 Clos Puy Arnaud evokes aromas of cassis, blueberry, spices, graphite and a touch of licorice. Medium-bodied, seamless and fleshy, it’s a layered, concentrated wine with rich tannins and a sapid finish.
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The 2019 Clos Puy Arnaud, the biodynamic estate from Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, has an attractive, well-defined bouquet of blackberry, light estuarine scents and hints of clove and allspice. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity, and slightly grainy in texture. There’s plenty of freshness here, and the Cabernets impart engaging cedary notes on the finish. Excellent.
The 2019 Clos Puy Arnaud is fabulous, just as it was in barrel. Plush and beautifully layered, with soft contours and silky tannins. Dark fruit, mocha, cloves, licorice, violets and spice all build as this flamboyant Castillon Côtes De Bordeaux opens with a bit of air. In a word: superb.