for a wine regularly expected to sell at several hundred dollars apiece

since 2003

a real fleshpot of fruit but this still needs time to burn off some of its baby fat and reveal its dark berries and minerals underneath

Here too there is good richness to the strikingly intense

we engaged in a long discussion about viticulture and the philosophy behind his portfolio

Anne-Francoise Gros, Pommard Arvelets other_regions_italy for a wine regularly expectedHere too there is a hint of herbal tea character to the distinctly cool aromas of plum, floral and discreet earth. The palate impression of the medium weight flavors is equally refined with unusually good volume as well as even more evident minerality on the dusty, youthfully austere and sneaky long finish. This could use better depth but more should eventually develop.