There is very good verve to the utterly delicious and slightly finer medium weight flavors that coat the palate with dry extract on the balanced and harmonious finish

This is excellent but note well that it will definitely require at least some patience

Raspberries and cherries of incredible purity add hints of chocolate on the long finish but never seem heavy or warm

with a good underpinning of chalky

DRC, Romanee Conti Vintage:2011 There is very good verveMild bricking. Plenty of secondary and sous bois notes are present on the cool, elegant and airy nose that reflects notes of spice, earth, dried flower and leather. The sleek, intense and rich medium bodied flavors are supported by bright acidity on the ever so slightly lean but highly persistent finish where the sense of minerality really builds as it sits on the palate. I would observe that, like a number of 2002s today, the palate is more youthful