Assemblage : 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 46% Merlot 4% Petit Verdot
Production : 77 200 bouteilles
ANTONIO GALLONI : 90 (Janvier 2016)
A big, broad-shouldered wine, the 2012 Brown hits the palate with serious intensity and slightly rough contours that are going to need time to settle down. The high presence of Merlot (70%) and pushed, ripe style add to the wine’s considerable personality. A rush of black cherry, plum, smoke, tobacco, licorice and incense leaves a positive last impression.
BETTANE ET DESSEAUVE – primeurs : 15/20
Très classique et bien vinifié, il propose un nez épanoui au beau fruit mûr, aux subtiles nuances florales et minérales, une bouche charnue, très aromatique, savoureuse et tonique.
WINE SPECTATOR: 91 – James Molesworth (fev 2015)
Nicely packed, with energetic flavors of blackberry cobbler, blueberry paste and boysenberry coulis carried by a brambly structure and pushed by anise and ganache accents on the finish. Shows solid grip and should do well with cellaring. This has added some weight since the barrel tasting. Best from 2017 through 2022.