Couvent des Jacobins, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Mount Peak Winery with a fine mousse and

with a fine mousse and excellent minerality

displaying an intense profile

Notes of marzipan on the nose and the palate give toastiness and leesy notes

But there is nothing blunt about them and there is ample mineral infusion and freshness

Palate of great elegance

Couvent des Jacobins, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Mount Peak Winery with a fine mousse andThe Couvent des Jacobins has an attractive bouquet with blackberry, brown spices and a touch of game. Perhaps there is just a tiny bit of brettanomyces in this sample? The palate is medium bodied with grainy tannin, crisp acidity, a little pinched on the mid palate with a structured finish. Robert Parker