dried roses and earth

this is going to require at least some patience so that the mid-palate can flesh out

The blend changes with each vintage and in 2010 they had very good Petit Verdot so the percentage of it is higher than ever

Still holding on to its last gasp of youth here

ash and incense along with really refined tannins with intense

Roche Bellene, Romanee Saint Vivant other_regions_italy dried roses and earthThis is actually aromatically similar to the Richebourg at this early stage. While the medium weight flavors also possess solid mid palate concentration and a velvety mouth feel, the supporting tannins are somewhat drying and this tends to cut the finish short. There is a lot of gas present that undoubtedly contributes to the dryness and this is frankly hard to read. Note that my predicted range offers some benefit of the doubt though what is clear is