2009 Guinaudeau G Acte 1, Bordeaux Superieur

Tasted at Justerini & Brooks agency tasting in London. The 2009 G Acte 1, a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, here puts in a similar performance compared to when I tasted it blind last year. It's a great debut with cedar infusing the black fruit, this bottle showing a marine influence that I did not pick up on before. In fact, I noted an almost Malbec-like structure that comes through on both the nose and the palate. It is slightly savory with dried blood notes toward the sappy, saline finish. It does not quite possess the delineation of the follow-up Acte 2, but it will give pleasure over the next decade.Neil Martin - 30/06/2016