Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. I much prefer the red to the white. The nose is intense with blackberry, a touch of damson and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with chunky tannins but good weight on the allspice and tar-tinged finish. Fine early to medium-term drinking. Tasted October 2011.
Dark crimson. The merest hint of damp fur on the nose here - a touch of brett? A bit soft and oddly formless for a 2010. As though there has been some fight against the tannins.
The Pique Caillou has a very lifted, very pure bouquet of blackberry, a touch of cassis and well integrated creamy oak. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded, supple tannins. Notes of blackberry, dark plum and a touch of cracked pepper, just missing a little delineation towards the finish but demonstrated good weight and persistency. Very fine. Tasted April 2011.