2010 Montus

Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 80% new barriques. Dark lustrous garnet. Powerfully aromatic. Actually the Cabernet seems more prominent than the Tannat in this potent wine. It has a little leafy quality and is a little hollow in the mid palate. Dry, slightly scrawny, but not alcohol-heated, finish. I wonder whether this has very low-level TCA that has scalped some of the fruit? (JR)