Grave (Pomerol) other_regions_italy

Grave (Pomerol) other_regions_italyThis estate tends to produce light, fruity, but often superficial Pomerols. The 2011 has plenty of up front appeal, but slightly more depth than expected. The color is a healthy dark saturated ruby, and the wine displays plenty of caramel, black cherry, spice box and earth notes. Drink it over the next decade.

Each cluster hung from the vine with glorious perfection

the 2016 captures all the breadth and tannic clout that are such signatures of this site

The recent editions have been nothing short of spectacular

The 2006 Brut Cuvée Louis Salmon is a fabulous Champagne that balances the natural richness of the year with tons of energy

intense and mineral-inflected large-scaled flavors evidence obvious muscularity as well as excellent length on the very firmly structured and youthfully austere finish

Unusual spicy nose

There is a noticeably finer if less muscular mouthfeel to the equally mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that retain a lovely sense of energy on the well-delineated and again

the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino never feels overdone or too heavy

An unobtrusive note of wood highlights the perfumed

An impressively complex nose offers up aromas of rose petals

An ultra-fresh nose features notes of both red and dark currant that enjoy pretty top notes of violet and rose petal plus a touch of earth

vibrant and powerful in the glass