L'If other_regions Pierre Lurton and technical director

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)

It is thoughtfully balanced on the long-lingering finish with a tannic edge and lifting acidity

it will require the better part of 20 years before we will know for sure

it will be a hedonistic coup d’état

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

L'If other_regions Pierre Lurton and technical directorTasted 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