Ch. du Taillan 2000, Haut-Medoc, H.F. Cruse

Grapes: 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc.
Color: Dark violet, good depth and intensity.
Nose: As strange as it sounds it has a young fruit of ripe red and dark berries, green leaves, stalkyness, earth, some caramel, spices, something cool like eucalyptus, leather and oak.
Palate: Very young. medium bodied, very nice juicy fruit of forest berries, very good structure, high acidity, tannins quite fine,long firm finish,but very green style,stalkyness.
Foodmatch: Red meats.
Cellaring: 5-10 years.
Good value if you like the classic Medoc wines, the green wines with some stalkyness. 149 nkr.