this wine totally resets the benchmark for 100 points

This too may lengthen out but today it seems a bit clipped and compact

plum and flinty mineral aromas and flavors are very clean and vibrant

It has a much more sumptuous bouquet compared to the 2010

petrol and wet stone-scented nose

Les Vins de Vienne, Hermitage Chirats Saint Christophe other_regions_australia this wine totally resets theVivid ruby. Blackberry, cassis, cola and vanilla on the nose and in the mouth. Broad and seamless, offering intense, focused dark fruit preserve flavors that pick up a spicy quality with air. Smoke and licorice note carry through a long, sappy, gently tannic finish. This wine is surprisingly approachable but has the depth to suggest that it will age nicely as well. Josh Raynolds