Chateau Gruaud Larose 2010Dark garnet plum purple, with loads of spice, earth, underbrush, red and black currants, licorice, and even a hint of Provencal garrigue, this full bodied, tannic, masculine style of St. Julien needs 5 6 years of cellaring, but is full, beefy, rich and impressively endowed. There are plenty of firm tannins in the background of this blockbuster wine, which has been built for the long haul. Country Region: France, Saint Julien Grape Variety: Cabernet

unnecessarily richer in style

The 2021 Pommard Les Charmots Premier Cru from Philippe Pacalet reflects both the cooler nature of the vintage and the distinctive character of this premier cru through Pacalet's minimal intervention approach

Loire Valley

This is the first wine to display any material amount of reduction and here it's enough to overshadow the fruit

Saint-Emilion

nonchalant even

A Corton Bressandes of depth

sweet without being pungent like some liqueur

Palate: On the palate

This is an excellent Gevrey villages though one that will require extended patience

Grape Variety:  20%

Discretion of white flowers