the 2014 Proprietary Red needs a little coaxing to reveal slowly unfurling notions of warm black cherries

Chardonnay seems to play the leading role in 2004

but there is so much to like here

An exotically perfumed bouquet presents candied dark berries and cherry-cola

there is the same knockout complexity that the nose displays on the intensely mineral-driven finish and overall

Guillot Clauzel Vintage:2009 the 2014 Proprietary Red needsA blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Guillot Clauzel has turned out beautifully. Wafting from the glass with aromas of dark cherries, plums and licorice, it's medium to full bodied, elegantly layered and fleshy, with a vibrant core of fruit, polished tannins and a penetrating finish. As readers will remember, this 2. 5 hectare estate has been managed by Vieux Chteau Certan's Guillaume Thienpont since 2018.