Pierre Girardin

Pierre GirardinNA

pure kirsch

There is a slightly finer mouth feel to the equally large-scaled flavors where the supporting tannins are notably fine-grained that imparts a different texture

I suspect one will emerge from the different lots of Les Bessards that I tasted as 2009 is certainly a year where enough wine can be culled out for the Cathelin without sacrificing the monumental quality of the regular Hermitage

deep purple-ruby

it is primal on the nose and needs another year or two to subsume the oak

tannic wines

with an exotic

mossy tree bark and truffles over a core of plum preserves

The wine is powerful but has very good harmony

This behemoth demands 8-10 years of cellaring but should ultimately reward patient cellaring in a big way

tilled soil

Located on the eastern edge of the appellation