Petit Leon Bordeaux Rouge 2016

"It’s 100% Merlot from a very good Bordeaux vintage. Formerly known as Clos Leon. Importer: Mondo Imports

It’s fresh and it’s smooth, but not too smooth. Plum and cherry, some tobacco and earth, a touch of nougat and cedar oak. Medium-bodied, supple and savoury, with a ripe fruit, subtle mint perfume, and an earthy tobacco finish of solid length. What’s so appealing, is that it doesn’t try too hard. It drinks beautifully right about now." - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front