La Prenellerie Bons Bois Lot 73 52,6%

Located in Epargnes, close to Mescher-sur-Gironde, La Prenellerie estate is nestled a few kilometers away from the Gironde estuary, a privileged clay/limestone terroir. Let’s see what this 70s BB can give!

Colour: Amber, orange lights. Irregular heavy tears.

Nose: Full of waxy notes at first, even malted. A certain kind of rusticity. Nice exotic shades of overcooked banana and papaya stew. Humid rancio, with damp cellar scents. It tends to get brighter with air, revealing some pleasant fresh fruity notes (vine peach, young pears).

Palate: Extra-oily texture. Immediate acidulous rancio on cola sweets, prolonged by heavy liquorice aromas. Slightly oaky in the aftertaste, but it remains reasonable considering the pedigree. Charming exotic notes again. It ends on passion fruit and cherry sweets.

Last Notes: Vivid juicy notes of tangerine. A bit more on the rustic side now. Cinnamon hue. Nutmeg powder. Back on the palate, you still get a smiling kind of acidity (confining to a PC freshness), a delicious mix of apricot juice and orange zest jam.

Nice kind of rustic BB. Not the depth of some other stuff from this area, but a lovely profile.

My very subjective note: 89/100

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