Roche Bellene, Echezeaux other_regions_italy

Roche Bellene, Echezeaux other_regions_italyThere is just enough wood present to warrant mentioning on the spicier and more deeply pitched nose of plum, exotic tea and black cherry scents. The sleeker and finer but not denser medium weight flavors possess very good volume while delivering outstanding length on the youthfully austere and balanced finale. This is also firm enough that it's going to require at least 6 to 8 years of keeping first and should ultimately reward 12 to 15.

stony and impeccably well-balanced finale

This is the first vintage of Yalumba s new Cabernet/Shiraz-based flagship wine

The powerful and sleekly muscular flavors are quite firm yet there is a certain generosity that renders the mouth feel somewhat finer than that of the Clos de la Roche on the gorgeously persistent finish

(50% whole clusters)

sweet and mouth coating big-bodied flavors that possess plenty of muscle and real volume on the explosive

(from Mitans proper)

with juicy redcurrant fruit and a punchy lift of freshness

A ripe if highly restrained mix of red and blue fruit is liberally sprinkled with spice and floral notes

a hint of animale and an overlay of obvious minerality complements perfectly the rich

Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes

A more deeply pitched and brooding nose only grudgingly reveals its aromas of cassis plum liqueur and pungent earth where the latter is also found on the vibrant and well-detailed big-bodied and tautly muscular flavors that deliver excellent depth and persistence

and exceptionally lengthy