2012 Haut Carles

One of the great wines of Fronsac, from proprietors Constance and Stephane Droulers, this is a concentrated, intense wine built for long-term cellaring, if that’s what you desire. This inky purple wine offers up violets, blueberry and black raspberry fruit, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, and terrific purity, texture and length. Another great Fronsac, it would appear this appellation has excelled in 2012. Drink it over the next 20 years. Kudos to the producers! Apr 2015, www.robertparker.com