black cherries

Long-time winemaker Guido Rivella keeps a much lower profile

This extraordinary Hermitage has more minerality and delineation than the 2009

when the average harvest requires only 22 pairs of vineyard hands

This is very impressive but shows less sangiovese perfume than usual

Drouhin Laroze, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2011 black cherries(from a superbly situated 1 ha parcel high on the hill). Firm reduction overshadows the fruit at present. More positively, there is excellent energy and density to the powerful and muscular broad shouldered flavors that possess a healthy level of the same on the austere, rustic and bitter cherry inflected finish that is a bit clipped. Like the Bonnes Mares, this is somewhat awkward and while it may harmonize, Im less certain that this will come