A beautifully layered nose combines notes of mineral reduction

400 cases and a few magnums were made

The 2018 Extra Brut Premier Cru Le Mont Benoit unwinds in the glass with scents of orange oil

earth and mocha-inflected red and dark currant aromas that are set off by moderately prominent wood toast notes

The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli has also developed impeccably

Ferrand, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia A beautifully layered nose combinesThe nose, with its licorice, cherry, black raspberry, herb and wild strawberry profile is beautiful. On the palate, the wine is rich, full, deep and with darker fruit than expected. Lush and long, with ample, silky, ripe, but not overripe fruit in the finish, this is in its sweet spot.