Prieure Saint Jean Bebian, Prieure Rouge Vintage:1996 concluding with a long and

concluding with a long and precise finish

rip-snorting scents of plum preserves

This is a very good Pommard villages and worth considering

a mixture of Mediterranean and Atlantic characters

Prieure Saint Jean Bebian, Prieure Rouge Vintage:1996 concluding with a long andDark red. Pungent, nuanced nose combines spiced cherry, blackberry, violet, minerals, black pepper and nutmeg. Supple, fruity and stylish, with bright acidity and a flavor of dark chocolate complicated by a strong component of baking spices (nutmeg, mace). Ultimately a wine of modest flesh but very well made and refined. Finishes with firm, dusty tannins. Rather like a leaner styled Cote Rotie. My sample of the 1997 La Chapelle de Bebian, the estate