Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2022

A barrel selection drawn from all five Bordeaux varieties, chosen blind and benchmarked against the previous five vintages, a rigorous process that shows in the glass. The nose is composed and unhurried, slowly yielding red fruit, briar, wild mint and a dried floral quality. Medium-bodied with sinewy tannins that carry a pulsing freshness through the mid-palate, the wine fans out with real grace, picking up black pepper and warm spice before arriving at a finish with a faint, pleasingly medicinal edge. Polished and precise.