L'If other_regions There is excellent richness to

There is excellent richness to the concentrated and beautifully textured broad-shouldered flavors that possess focused power and a subtle minerality that really comes up on the youthfully austere and strikingly long finish

Vertical and imposing in its sense of structure

(90-93)2032+

More polite but superripe aromas of apple and honey

polished river stone

L'If other_regions There is excellent richness toTasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting. The 2012 Chteau L'If from Jacques Thienpont and Fiona Morrison has a broody, introspective bouquet that needs encouragement from the glass. Although it is tightly coiled, it feels well defined and the oak is nicely embedded into the fruit. The palate is medium bodied with grippy dark plum and blackberry fruit laced with graphite and tobacco. Masculine compared to its peers, this is another wine that will