2012 | Morlet Mon Chevalier Cabernet Sauvignon | Knights Valley Domaine de la Butte making it likely to age

making it likely to age into a full

Raspberry and cranberry aromas open up the bouquet while hints of clove

planted in 1930 in deep sandy soils near the Ebro River

There's some alcohol warmth

Shows a succulence and vibrancy to the fruit with a mineral

2012 | Morlet Mon Chevalier Cabernet Sauvignon | Knights Valley Domaine de la Butte making it likely to ageThe 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Mon Chevalier is one of the more open knit wines made here, especially in the context of the surrounding vintages. The 2012 also shows a bit more of a red toned fruit profile than other vintages. Red cherry, red plum, white pepper, gravel and cured meats lend notable aromatic complexity throughout. The 2012 is a bit slender but nicely done, just the same. It is the most accessible of the four Morlet 2012s I tasted for this