Macchiole, Messorio

Macchiole, MessorioThis mind boggling wine was an epiphany! Not having tasted it before, I was blown away by the multiple layers of silky, polished, lush, velvety, ripe, fresh fruit. The perfume, with its licorice, smoke, oak, cherry, earth and mint captured your attention. The long, exotic finish made you go back for more. Splash decanted and poured, this kept improving in the glass. My only complaint was the level of oak found in the wine. Some tasters will have an

brooding and reserved big-bodied flavors that are underpinned by firm but not aggressive tannins and excellent length

I would not mark it down as a top tier Petrus

most of the production was sold off to negociants until around 1993

intense and quite finely structured

This is over 14% alcohol with no chaptalization

He normally releases two Cornas

A broadranging and wonderfully elegant array features notes of spice

as animated as the 2015 with great precision and tension towards the finish

Composed of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a real treasure for your cellar

The most expressive of these four Vosne 1ers at present with a spicy mix of mostly red berry fruit with a lovely floral note of rose petal that continues onto the equally spicy

this medium bodied Pomerol offers chocolate mint