Château Cantinot – Orbite 2020 – Blaye Côtes-de-Bordeaux 

The nose is fruity and offers tension, a certain concentration, elegance and a good definition. It reveals notes of pulpy raspberry, pulpy/fleshy strawberry, small notes of small berries associated with touches of pepper, bright blue plum as well as fine hints of zan, lilac, lily, cuben pepper and discreet hints of vanilla. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, juiciness, freshness, a good definition, a fine tension, energy, an acidulous frame, a good work on the bitter. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/crushed strawberry, small pulpy red berries, small notes of cherry associated with touches of bright cassis as well as fine hints of iris, lily, white pepper, nutmeg and fresh hazelnut. Good length. Tannins are precise and finely soft. A discreet hint of good bitterness in the finish/persistence.