Château d'Agassac 2025

So fragrant on the nose, smells pure and bright and open. Cool and so charming, this more fruity with the acidity at the fore than the fleshiness of the tannins. Still, it’s not a light wine but there’s finesse with good persistence from start to finish. A really well made, good example. Pure fruit, clarity and elegance. Very Médoc. 3.7ph. Ageing 12-15 months, 30% new barrels, 20% one year, 50% amphora and steel vats.

Black currants, tobacco, and floral notes create the core of the palate and the perfume. Medium-bodied, forward, and soft in texture, the wine will offer its fruity character, with its minty-edged finish on release, and for 12-15 years more years with ease. The wine blends 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 47%, and 3% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2045. 90-92 Pts

Leather, cigar box, raspberry fruits, rustic in character, high austerity, should soften over ageing. 3.7 pH. Harvest September 3 to 23. 30% new oak.

The bouquet’s intensity doesn’t preclude complexity. Notes of red berries, bringing freshness, mingle with aromas of black berries, liquorice and pepper. Fresh and slightly creamy on the attack, the wine shows tannins with real definition, delivering well-shaped power alongside the acidic backbone. A wine that still needs to fulfil its ambitions, yet already lays down markers in a joyful and promising way.