dried rose petal and violet notes that dissolve into rich
offering juicy dark berry and cherry pit flavors and a touch of licorice
This is a bit more aromatically complex than the Champeaux because while the fruit profile is similar there is more of the sauvage-like earth
humus and warm earth nuances
Tony Soter has been making wine in his native state for long enough now that this iconic figure of California wine history can be said to have achieved a similar status in Oregon
Michel Lafarge, Volnay Caillerets Size:3x750ml dried rose petal and violet(from a parcel measuring 7ouvres, or around . 3 ha of 40+ year old vines). A gorgeously spiced nose offers up notes of plum, kirsch, earth, lilac and violet nuances. There is excellent mid palate concentration to the intensely mineral driven and impressively rich medium bodied flavors that possess a really lovely sense of underlying tension, all wrapped in a wonderfully complex, persistent and well balanced finale. This is well worth considering. (91