Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. The 2012 Cyprès de Climens has a slightly oxidative bouquet, touches of diesel fume rather obscuring much of the honeyed fruit, turning more towards bruised apple/malic scents with time in the glass. The palate is balanced with moderate weight: waxy in texture with well judged acidity, although the finish is very simple and lacking botytised fruit. To be brutally honest, I have tasted better Cyprès de Climens in other vintages.