Delas, Hermitage Bessards Vintage:2014 (69% cabernet sauvignon

(69% cabernet sauvignon

age it a few more years for additional nuance

with Angelo Gajas wife Lucia

After a timid opening it settles down with attractive mulberry

Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting

Delas, Hermitage Bessards Vintage:2014 (69% cabernet sauvignon(aged in 70% new oak for 18 months), Inky ruby. Sexy, highly perfumed aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur, peppery spices and fresh flowers, backed by a hint of olive. Supple and appealingly sweet, offering intense, deeply concentrated blackberry and violet pastille flavors and a suggestion of star anise. Finishes pure, sweet and energetic on the penetrating finish, showing outstanding focus and slow building tannins. Josh Raynolds