Spice, toastiness and tight acidity mark this young wine. It is edgy at the moment, dominated by a strong minerality that will soften with age. This promises to be a rich, concentrated wine as it matures. Drink from 2023.

Medium garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Bouscaut has an earth, tar and charcoal nose with a core of red and black currants and a waft of beef drippings. The medium-bodied palate has good intensity and depth with firm, grainy tannins, a lively backbone and great length.

This has a solid, fleshy feel, with steeped plum and blackberry fruit carried by tarry tannins and backed by tobacco and roasted alder notes. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. Drink now through 2022. 10,000 cases made, 500 cases imported.