A blend of Merlot (54.5%) and Franc (39.5%) with a dollop of Marechal Foch (6%) – now usually I would discount anything with Foch as a waste of time and money, but this blend has structured everything well with lovely blue and black fruit plus spice, smoke, licorice and leather – it’s layered and lovely and worthy of a purchase of two or three bottles to have on hand, just don’t tell anybody about the Foch until after they’ve tried it. Price: $19.00 - Rating: ****