La Truffiere, Chateau Cassagne Haut-Canon, Canon-Fronsac

Yeah, the Bordeaux jailer is asleep here and you can take his keys. Not a bottle for the ages, but you’ve got your astringency and leather (most prominent note for me here, the leather) and your dignified but pleasure-giving savory, slightly cedary Bordeaux fruit. Sturdy and solid of frame, lovely balance of acidity and tannin. Yeah, this is quite good. Classic. Plenty of time to lay if you want. Yeah, yeah, I’m liking this more and more the more I …

Finesse is hard to describe, we need alcohol but not too much, we need fruit too and not too much otherwise the wine will be unbalanced and finally the acidity needs to add freshness. This wine is very well balanced, beautifully styled, typical Fronsac color which is a dark shade of pigeon blood red. Nice dark fruit aromas, but also immediate hints of typical wet forest floor. This is a great value wine from a great producer. I must admit, …

Bought for $30 in Montreal, drank with foie gras, beef tartare,, rabbit and veal chop. Good out of the bottle and improved over time. Medium to full bodied, medium finish