Chevalerie 2019 Bourgueil "Busardières"

"Busardieres" is a great vineyard fairly high on the slope in Bourgueil on Middle Turonian limestone with shallow topsoils of clay with pebbles of limestone with mica, always giving a wine that is a bit austere in its youth, very mineral and built to age. The 2019 is a superb example, beautifully ripe, but well-structured and balanced despite the summer heat that was tempered by September rains. The wine shows a dark red/black color with lush aromas of morello cherry, black raspberry and elderberry, quite deep and meaty with hints of menthol, juniper, dark chocolate and black pepper. The palate shows dense, chalky, ripe black raspberry, cherry and black plum liqueur, beautifully balanced and fresh, with hints of cocoa, citrus peel, humus and minerals with a beautiful long finish of sappy fruit and stone flavors. This is a gorgeous wine - it has softened and open up nicely over the past year and is now ready to drink,  but perhps best after three to five years, drink till 2040 and beyond. Highly recommended! David Lillie