while the higher-yielding vintage seems to have provided drinkability and very pure flavors

which is often a characteristic of this wine

dried cherry iron - all signs of a fully mature wine - are front and center

bee pollen and spices

A broadly floral-inflected nose combines notes of lavender

Mongeard Mugneret, Richebourg other_regions_australia while the higher-yielding vintage seemsI have had wildly disparate experiences with this wine that have ranged from 89 to 95 points. The most recent example was easily the best of them and given that it was a bottle opened by the domaine it's not really all that surprising. The highly complex nose displays a hint of sous bois along with plenty of secondary fruit that is liberally sprinkled with spice, earth, game notes, clove and anise nuances. There is good richness and intensity to the