Laurent Ponsot, Cuvee du Sorbier other_regions

Laurent Ponsot, Cuvee du Sorbier other_regions(Mountain Ash tree; from a . 28 ha parcel). A mentholated top note is present on the cooler and more restrained nose of various red berries, cinnamon and a pretty array of floral elements. There is fine intensity to the tautly muscular larger scaled flavors that also possess excellent delineation on the sneaky long, balanced and equally tightly wound finale. This is also very good though patience is recommended as this will require time to flesh out.

Smoky mineral notes build in the glass

Clos Solon

The 2005 Paleo Rosso needed time in bottle to allow the Cabernet Franc signatures to emerge

it is a ‘buy and forget’ wine destined for a very long life

There is enough wood present to warrant commenting on though it’s not enough to endanger the clear expression of the pretty red cherry

Note that this well-made effort is going to require at least a few years of patience first

Give it two or three more years in the bottle

lusher and juicy with structure

acacia blossom and toasted nut scents where a whiff of secondary fermentation character sneaks in

(from Les Crais

07 ha parcel in Rugiens-Hauts)

earth and a hint of the sauvage