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Expressive game, bacon, and blueberry aromas are given uplift by the Viognier component....Ho hum. Just another great set of wines from Christophe Baron.
... hugely expressive, though still quite tight and compact in the mouth... Mineral, berry, mountain complexity, nuanced herb and earth and citrus, all in proportion, and all flowing in the mouth.
Polished, refined in structure and exuberant in flavor, bursting with cherry, smoke, paprika and tar character, finishing with a mineral edge. This has a steely balance behind the open texture, and the finish just rolls and rolls.
..High-pitched and taut on the palate, with lovely verve and focus to the dark berry and violet flavors. This gripping young syrah is most impressive today on the very long finish..