86 ha parcel of ~80-year-old vines)

black currant and coffee

Here the wood treatment stops just short of fighting with the otherwise very fresh

oily textured and extremely elegant on the palate

Tardieu-Laurent, Saint-Joseph Vv other_regions_australia 86 ha parcel of ~80-year-old(all old Serine vines and made with 50 percent whole clusters; raised in 50 percent new oak casks) Bright purple. A highly perfumed, complex bouquet evokes ripe black and blue fruits, licorice, vanilla and spicecake. Concentrated blackberry, cola and violet pastille flavors show excellent depth and clarity, and a spine of juicy acidity adds structure. Effortlessly marries richness and vivacity and finishes very long and gently sweet; supple tannins