2015 Clos St.-Martin

The 2015 Clos Saint-Martin was the first vintage to be partly matured in clay amphora. The impressively intense bouquet features black currants, raspberry preserve, pressed iris and light vanilla scents emanating from a little new oak that is waiting to be assimilated. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins and a gorgeous creamy texture, becoming more powdery toward the finish. Very good acidity and harmony, with closing salinity that is perhaps absent in previous vintages. This is a very impressive showing - much better than at last year's blind tasting. A wine embarking upon an upward curve? Tasted at a vertical of recent vintages at the château.

- Neal Martin (02/2020)

Blended of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Clos St. Martin displays a medium to deep garnet-purple color and is scented of plum preserves, blackberry pie, wild blueberries and incense with touches of unsmoked cigars and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with vibrant, well-delineated black fruit layers with alluring red fruit accents and a firm frame of velvety tannins, finishing long and lively.

- Lisa Perrotti-Brown (02/2018)