2018 Poesia poesia

The 2018 Poesia has a rich, almost decadent bouquet of layered black cherry and blueberry, floral notes and seductive inkwell scents emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, grippy tannins, touches of black pepper and clove infusing the black fruit. There is a slight underlying herbal note toward the finish that will require bottle age to integrate. This needs much more time than I originally envisaged, but it will be worth the wait.

The 2018 Poesia is racy and expressive right out of the gate. Sweet floral accents, red berry fruit, cinnamon and mocha all grace this mid-weight, fruit forward Saint-Émilion. Ripe, silky tannins wrap around a juicy, exuberant finish as perfumed aromatics reappear.

Composed of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Poesia has a medium to deep garnet-purple color, exploding from the glass with bombastic notes of chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries and blueberry pie, plus hints of pencil shavings, kirsch, garrigue and Chinese five spice. The medium to full-bodied palate is beautifully balanced, featuring bags of bright, perfumed black fruit and cheery red berry sparks, supported by plush tannins, finishing long and mineral laced.