Château Labadie, Médoc, Bordeaux, France 2006

50% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. Deep color with a purple hue. Bouquet is powerful: fig and ripe black fruit. Well-rounded palatte, with firm tannins, some good volume. Long and aromatic. In 1932 Château Labadie received the Crus Bourgeois distinction for the quality of the wine, and that distinction was confirmed in the recent classification of 2003.