Chateau Dalem, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France 2000 & 2008
This wine has an attractive nose, full of fresh fruit, vanilla, and raspberry ripple ice cream, with a little black cherry too. Despite this evocative set of aromas the palate is lean at the start, with a softer, more fleshy middle, nice acidity and grip. Gently chewy in the end. Good, in fact rather stylish and elegant, appealing wine.

