Château Puech-Haut Réboussier 2016

Half of the Carignan-based 2016 Languedoc Saint Drezery Reboussier aged in barriques, the other half in demi-muids. It's a perfumed, floral yet green-scented wine, hinting at menthol on the nose. It's full-bodied and supple in the mouth but also slightly warm, while at the same time tart and edgy on the finish. Give it a little time in the bottle to come together.

Tasted as a barrel sample and made all from old vine Carignan, the 2016 Reboussier will be a blockbuster, with huge aromatics of blackcurrants, tobacco, smoke and tons of assorted meatiness. The palate follows suit and is full-bodied and concentrated, yet has incredible purity, fine, polished tannin, and a great, great finish. This might just be the greatest expression of Carignan in France.