Louis Roederer, Blanc de Blancs other_regions

Louis Roederer, Blanc de Blancs other_regionsRoederer's 2011 Blanc de Blancs is showing brilliantly and no doubt reflects Lecaillon's decision to be extremely selective, taking fruit only from four particularly successful plots in Avize. Offering up aromas of crisp yellow apple, blanched almonds, white flowers and nougat, it's medium to full bodied, pillowy and enveloping, with a ripe but racy core of fruit that's complemented by a delicate, low pressure mousse, concluding with an elegantly

Expansive orange

even brooding though with coaxing reveals remarkably complex aromas of a simply incredible panoply of black fruits

The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 reveals more oak on the nose

with an extra kick of gravitas that propels the powerful

This should reward both longer-term cellaring but it is less backward and austere than usual and thus should be approachable after only 5 to 7 years of bottle age

floral pastille and star anise flavors turn livelier with air

More than half of this wine is cabernet franc and it shows in its penetrating minerality and serious tannic spine

The aromatic profile is dominated by soft leather

the 2017 Hill of Roses Shiraz has vitality and electricity and life

where the high altitude of this site tends to produce sinewy

black raspberries and fresh black berries with hints of crushed rocks

This edition sees Cabernet Franc in the driver's seat (at 55% of the blend) because