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all framed by impeccably silky tannins

Pierre Lurton and technical director Pierre-Olivier Clouet told me that the final blend is 72% merlot and 28% cabernet franc (it was 75% merlot and 25% cabernet franc during the Primeurs)

In 2014 the vineyard was biodynamic across 10ha of the 40ha

There is plenty of verve and mid-palate concentration to the intense and seductively textured flavors that offer both good size and weight

The palate is very well balanced with a fine bead of acidity

L'If other_regions all framed by impeccably silkyTasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting. The 2012 Chteau L'If from Jacques Thienpont and Fiona Morrison has a broody, introspective bouquet that needs encouragement from the glass. Although it is tightly coiled, it feels well defined and the oak is nicely embedded into the fruit. The palate is medium bodied with grippy dark plum and blackberry fruit laced with graphite and tobacco. Masculine compared to its peers, this is another wine that will