ITEM 10572145 - Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine cellar; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner
...Chardonnay-dominated blend that includes 12% Roussanne and 8% Marsanne. It has a brilliant nose of ripe pineapple, orange blossom, flower oil, and honeysuckle. This carries to a medium to full-bodied, round, mouth-filling, yet still pure and precise white that has a singular character. It's a great wine in the making.
The nose offers layered aromas of apricot, tangerine, tarragon and nuances of pie crust and baking spices. The medium-bodied palate is incredibly concentrated and satiny, its savory fruits balanced by juicy bursts of acidity and tinges of graphite, and it finishes very long and layered.
...full-bodied, concentrated, powerful wine that has more dark fruits, licorice, scorched earth, and chocolate aromatics, and it reminds me of a great Châteauneuf du Pape from Mordorée...
The palate is concentrated yet lifted, with abundant, grainy tannins, seamless freshness and a long finish with tremendous floral perfume. It offers considerable complexity at this early stage with its continually shifting nuances on the nose and palate.
...pure, deeply hued, powerful, medium to full-bodied... ...riveting aromatics of pure black and blue fruits as well as peppery herbs, violets, and spice. The purity of fruit is something, and it's perfectly balanced, with fine tannins...
...the nose explodes with layers of tar, turned earth, dried sage, lavender, cast iron and grilled beef over a core of blueberry and blackberry jam. The palate is concentrated and powerful with floral fruits, silky tannins, seamless freshness and a very long, fragrant finish.