Château Le Rey – Les Argileuses 2024 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

The nose offers finesse and juicy concentration (red cherry, morello cherry, red currants, raspberry, cranberries in the background, blueberry). Then, we find notes of wild mint, fresh tea leaf, a mineral framework (damp earth, a little chalky), fresh flowers (violet, lily), a delicate toasted hint (toasted wood with a touch of smoke, toasted hazelnut), menthol and liquorice. The palate expresses fruits (red cherry, morello cherry, red currants, raspberry, cranberries in the background), a toasted touch (toasted wood, smoke, toasted hazelnut), a good bitterness and an earthy mineral frame on the persistence. The acidity is salivating and fresh, beautiful structure of tight tannins, a little firm, not astringent, slight bitterness of cocoa on the persistence. A straight and structured wine, a little closed.