Chateau La Prade 2017

The Wine Advocate: "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 La Prade leaps from the glass with youthful Morello cherries, crushed blackberries and warm plums scents plus wafts of anise and underbrush. Medium-bodied, it has a firm, grainy texture and seamless freshness supporting the earth-sparked fruit, finishing with good length."

Weinwisser: "90 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Franc. Dichtes Granatrubin mit violettem Rand. Offenes blaubeeriges Bouquet, dahinter Holundergelee und reife Brombeeren. Am straffen Gaumen mit körnigen Tanninen, feinsalzigem Extrakt und guter Rasse unterlegt. Mittleres Finale mit viel getrockneten blauen Beeren und Lakritze."

James Suckling: "A cedary edge to the blueberries with a spicy, earthy note and fresh tobacco leaf, too. The palate has a very elegant, bright and quite crunchy feel with a succulent, red-berry and red-plum finish. Drink over the next five years."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Fresh with polished tannins and a sweet, fruity quality in the round finish, this wine will be delicious for at least a decade or longer. If you are seeking value Bordeaux and you\'re not familiar with La Prade -- get to know this wine, which is made from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Sadly, due to the frost, there is 50% less of the normal volume produced here this year."