Château Loudenne Médoc Loudenne le Château 2022

Intense plum colour, there is good freshness here, along with sweet sun-ripened cassis and blueberry fruits, and smoked sandalwood. Lacks a little typicity and seems marked by the heat of the vintage, but the June hail was severe in the Loudenne area, meaning the yield is tiny, clocking in under 10hl/h. Christophe Guache is the new owner, and I would suggest this is not the best vintage to judge the changes to come at this property. 33% new oak, 225l and 500l in size, with the rest in one year old barrels, again in two sizes.