La Chapelle De La Mission Haut Brion 2016

The 2016 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion is made from 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot, and 21.5% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet in color, it skips out of the glass with exuberant scents of Morello cherries, blueberry compote, and blackcurrant pastilles, plus suggestions of rose oil, cracked black pepper, and forest floor. The palate is medium to full-bodied with generous black fruit layers plus red berry sparks to lend lift, supported by grainy tannins, finishing long and perfumed.