A barrel selection of the best barriques of cabernet from the Crayeres vineyard. The colour is deep and retains a good tinge of purple; the bouquet is sweetly ripe and cassis-like, with no greener elements; the palate is full-bodied and shows superior concentration and more ample, fleshier tannins than the regular cabernet. There's a trace more oak too but it's well balanced. This is a serious, structured cabernet for the long haul. The tannins are very firm: it could score higher in the future.