08 Cissac and 07 Sénéjac

2008 Château Cissac
Ruby. Some leather and tobacco notes behind cassis and slight vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, little bit raw at first, opening up after thirty minutes in decanter, smooths it off, elegant and fresh. Drink over the next five years. 87

2007 Château Sénéjac
Ruby. Started out a little bit old, not decanted and got more lifted and elegant just from the bottle, cassis, some leather and figs behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant and fresh fruit, drink over the next two years, may keep longer but unlikely to improve. 86