Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Clos Chenes Size:6x750ml

Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Clos Chenes Size:6x750mlA restrained though very spicy nose combines notes of violet, raspberry and cherry with those of earth and a hint of underbrush. There is a sophisticated mid palate mouth feel to the broad shouldered flavors that display excellent power and plenty of salinity on the impressively long finish where the only nit is a hint of warmth. As classic examples of Clos des Chnes always are, this is very much ageworthy and a wine thats going to need it. In a word,

silky finish that feels very persistent

45 ha parcel)

mineral-driven tones

There is a refined texture to the layered and concentrated middle weight flavors that possess that really lovely inner mouth perfume before culminating in a mineral-infused and beautifully long finish

Les Barreaux

His Cotes du Rhone and Vacqueyras are two of the best value picks in the southern Rhone

Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque 2008 reminds me somewhat of the grace of the exceptional 1995

it's a concentrated

because seasoned tasters are not easily blinded by primary aromas

This is a powerful

It offers up evolved notes of cigar box but remains fresh

well structured fizz