Les Vins de Vienne, Sotanum Rhodaniennes

Les Vins de Vienne, Sotanum RhodaniennesRipe and focused, with a delicious mix of fig, boysenberry and raspberry pte de fruit flavors, lined with juniper and graphite details. Offers a flash of bay leaf on the finish, which has well embedded structure. This is balanced and refined, and should age well. Drink now through 2032. 1,000 cases made. JM

It will continue drinking beautifully for another decade or more

1914 ha on the Chassagne side

richness and power if a bit less refinement to the intensely mineral-inflected flavors that culminate in a wonderfully refreshing

with striking aromatics and tons of nuance

(this cuvée is mostly from La Charmotte and Au Chouillet

As it almost always is this is more refined than the Chambertin if less powerful and a bit less mineral driven

but the Vieilles Vignes is always exceptional

This won’t win any awards for elegance but there is plenty of underlying material and this firm effort should age effortlessly

and 1964) the wine is called Reserva Especial

(91-93)/2025+

This wine offers a whole new take on the world-famous Merlot

Sweet rose petal