Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: This cuvee has a high proportion of cabernet Sauvignon, perhaps the highest in recent history. with noble notes of cedar, it is a complete wine capable of rivaling the best. the tannins, powerful and still a bit strict, will take some time to smooth out. 18.5

Michael Schuster: Tight, mineral, black-fruit cabernet nose, quite marked by its new oak; moderate proportions for the château, with a lively acidity and fine-grained tannin, a lean and linear style; taut, brisk, slender, minerally, with delicate core fruit, complexity, refinement, and excellent length. A lean, long-distance runner, just lacking a little flesh. class, yes; charm? 2025–40. 17.5