2016 Boyd Cantenac

Love the perfumed and sweet aromas with cinnamon, nutmeg and blackberries. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Shows depth, finesse and tension. Needs some time to show its true self. Better after 2023.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Boyd-Cantenac is sporting a lot of cedar on the nose, overshadowing the attractive cassis, cherries and dried herbs scents. The palate is medium-bodied, chewy, oaky and a little hard to love at this stage due to the abundance of wood.

Very dense glowing crimson. Rather farmyard aromas – are we in Chianti Classico? Masses of extraction and slightly syrupy texture but not enough freshness. Out of balance. (JR)