Domaine de Bouscat 2016 Cuvee La Gargone Bordeaux Superieur 750ml

Slightly deeper colored and brought up in 70% new oak, the 2016 La Gargone (60% Merlot, 20% Malbec, 18% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon) offers more blue and black fruits, with subtle chocolate and scorched earth aromatics. It’s another ripe, powerful yet pure and beautifully balanced effort from this estate that’s well worth seeking out.

Score: 92 points -- Jeb Dunnock, jebdunnock.com, 2019