French Tom Réserve was created in honour of Thomas Barton (Barton & Guestier's founder in 1725), nicknamed 'French Tom' by his friends and loyal customers. Delicious bouquet, very perfumed and subtle with hints of fruit (blackcurrant), oak and spice (liquorice, black pepper). A nice expression of the vintage. Food pairing: Red meat, pâté, strong cheese. Serving temperature: 16-18°C. Taste: Well balanced, with good tannins and a long fruity aftertaste and nice well integrated vanilla and coffee taste. Appearance: Deep red colour with violet highlights. Aroma: Rich, flavourful with black pepper and black cherry notes on the second nose. Grape variety: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.