Chateau La Louviere Pessac-Leognan 2006

On the nose, it offers prune and black currant with notes of cedar, bramble and Eastern spice. Surprisingly ripe up front fruit flavors of plum, prune and raspberry lead the way to earthy, food-friendly cedar, spice and forest floor toward the back of the palate. A prominence of oak takes away slightly from the wine's elegance, but overall it is nicely balanced and friendly to even picky wine drinkers.