La Mondotte 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is fresh, discreetly tight and offers depth as well as a certain fullness. It reveals notes of blackberry, bright blueberry and slightly more ripe raspberry, small juicy fruits associated with touches of fresh truffle, grey pepper as well as a subtle hint of almond and graphite. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers minerality, juiciness, freshness, power in freshness, a tangy frame, tension, precision, a nice fresh / bright fruit (and quite ripe at the same time) as well as a nice racy and fresh texture. A very nice tangy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh / juicy small blue fruits, fairly ripe raspberry and more slightly blackcurrant associated with a touch of ripe wild strawberry, hints of cornflowers, lily, tobacco, fresh truffle as well a discreet hint of pepper and graphite. Tannins are precise, elegant, finely powdery and fine. Presence of a subtle hint of vanilla as well as a very fine salinity on the persistence.