You’ll find several Cabernet-dominant blends in classified Médoc estates in 2021, and this is a near-100% example (97%, with a drop of Merlot that was affected by both fruit set and frost). It translates into an attractive deep plum colour, with violet reflections, and a purity to the blueberry and raspberry fruits, far removed from the solar aromatics we have got used to. Cool vintage signatures abound with undergrowth and liqourice bud, and similarities to good vintages of the 1980s in terms of balance and tannic frame.  I have been a huge fan of Durfort in recent years, and this has good potential for ageing. Plenty of adapting in the vineyard to achieve this result, including leaving grass and cereal cover throughout to increase water stress. 70% new oak and the rest amphoras.