Potinet Ampeau, Pommard Pezerolles

Potinet Ampeau, Pommard PezerollesNA

and if we are to be honest

The 2015 Barolo Gattera is the darkest and most concentrated of these wines from Mauro Veglio

23 ha parcel of 45+ year old vines)

with a strong mineral underpinning and limestone lift to the flavors of blackberry

The finely tuned acidity and lightly beaded texture provide an elegant frame for the layers of coffee liqueur

Wonderfully concentrated and deep if a bit unrefined

this again has high spice and concentrated flavours that will soften over the next few years

Give it another 2-3 years of bottle age

Turns to tar

Here too the mouth feel of the middle weight and fleshy flavors is refined and velvety while delivering more size and weight if less minerality on the mildly austere finish where the wood announced by the nose reappears

displaying scents and flavors of blackcurrant

petrol and a smoky nuance