Château de Candale 2016

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Candale gives up notes of warm black plums, black cherries and mulberries with touches of new leather, cigar box and truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is delicately played with a soft, plush texture supporting the understated fruit, finishing earthy.

Jeannie Cho Lee

Andreas Larsson - Tasted

pure nose offering sweet red fruit with a herbal spiciness, crushed plum and floral notes. Dense palate, still a youthful tannic bite but ripe and rounded, rather long but still unresolved needing time. -

VertdeVin

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a small power, finesse, a beautiful gourmandise as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild cassis and small black berries associated with touches of small blue fruits, crushed strawberry, violet as well as hints of Sichuan pepper / sweet spices and a very discreet hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, silky and offers a good definition, roundness, suavity, a beautiful mineral frame, freshness, a very slightly tight grain as well as a slight tension / elegance. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy boysenberry, crushed raspberry and small notes of crushed cassis combined with touches of violet, strawberry, small wild berries as well as hints of sweet spices and vanilla / toasted hints. Tannins are fine, elegant and structuring. Good persistence. There are notes of mocha, blackberry as well as a very discreet touch of pepper, cardamom and tea on the persistence.