Here the wood treatment stops just short of fighting with the otherwise very fresh

very elegant Riesling fruit with herbal aromas

this is prettier than it is deep

The 2009 Les Tourelles de Longueville has a lovely

unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil

Tardieu-Laurent, Saint-Joseph Vv other_regions_australia Here the wood treatment stops(all old Serine vines and made with 50 percent whole clusters; raised in 50 percent new oak casks) Bright purple. A highly perfumed, complex bouquet evokes ripe black and blue fruits, licorice, vanilla and spicecake. Concentrated blackberry, cola and violet pastille flavors show excellent depth and clarity, and a spine of juicy acidity adds structure. Effortlessly marries richness and vivacity and finishes very long and gently sweet; supple tannins