Chante Coucou is a mix of south western French grape varieties, sixty per cent Merlot with equal parts of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon and is absolutely classic, rigorous, deep-coloured, appetisingly dry red wine designed to age and to be drunk with food. This is serious stuff whose chief distinguishing characteristic is freshness – really lively fruit without a dead grape in that vat but with quite sandy tannins still in evidence. It‘s undeniably dense yet also quite crisp. Lovely purple colour, expressive nose of cherries, wild sloes, violets and liquorice. You could certainly drink it now, ideally next year, but you could also cellar it for at least five years with confidence.
