Château Lacour Jacquet 2015 – Haut-Médoc – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, well built and structured (cabernet). It reveals notes of cassis, wild red berries and slight notes of blackberry, cherry associated with slight touches of red berries, spices as well as a very discreet hint of Cuben pepper, Zan / liquorice and gravels. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight juiciness, suavity, a small fat, a small tension as well as a slight mineral frame (in the background). On the palate this wine expresses notes of cassis, wild berries, cherry and small / discreet touches of fleshy / ripe red berries, blackberry (in the background) associated with slight touches of liquorice, spices as well as an imperceptible touch of sweet spices and vanilla. Tannins are relatively fine and currently young. There is a very slight hint of almost saline minerality on the finish / persistence. (2019+)