This wine has historically seen its fruit come from the Neive subzone of the Barbaresco appellation

still powdery fine and shapely

Brisk and tightly wound

Explosively perfumed aromas of blackberry

It was one of those years when the work was really in the vineyard and if you got it right

Cros de la Mure, Chateauneuf Du Pape Bois Pointu other_regions_italy This wine has historically seenWine broker Charles Blagden is involved in this cuvee, assembled from two small parcels in completely different soils. 40 70 year old vines. No oak. Amazing crimson. Immensely sweet and rich. Made at Cros de la Mre. Very rich and thick. Lots of rich fruit. Forward. Extremely intense and it really does smell like Gigondas! A bargain! Still a bit fizzy, but you can practically hear the cicadas and the call to a siesta. No US importer yet, but Id have