Château Ricaudet 2014 – Médoc – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, relatively elegant and rich, and offers a little fleshy as well as a little gourmand side. It reveals notes of blackberry cream, cassis and slight notes of wild strawberry associated with a hint of blueberry, wild strawberry as well as a discreet hint of licorice and oak. The palate is fruity, fine, relatively rich/fleshy, well-balanced and offers a slight minerality, an acid frame, a nice fat as well as a slight smoothness. In the mouth this wine express notes of blackberry, cassis jelly and slight notes of plum, strawberry associated with hints of redcurrant, zan, chocolate, toasted oak, vanilla as well as a very discreet hint of cardamom. Tannins are fine, well-built and young. Good length (wait for 12/18 month).