fresh and relatively cool nose combines notes of apple

Clos Prieur Haut and Bas

it’s that there is limited depth though there is enough material that it may develop with a few years of bottle age

ripe and earthy red pinot fruit that displays a touch of forest floor that slides into delicious

I feel that it has decayed a little since my last note in 2010

Lucien Le Moine, Romanee Saint Vivant Vintage:2017 fresh and relatively cool noseFairly strong reduction blocks the nose though glimpses of ripe black fruit and the natural spice of a classic RSV peek through and continue onto the rich, full and intense flavors that culminate in a dusty, focused and linear finish that ends a bit abruptly. This would appear to have outstanding underlying material but it was quite awkward and frankly difficult to judge and my score mixes a bit of reservation with the benefit of the doubt, given how