There is first-rate volume to the caressing yet powerful flavors that possess excellent mid-palate density before concluding in a highly energetic

with dark spice and black tea leading the way

dark fruit with top notes of tobacco leaf

Remarkably approachable for such a young wine

but with an overall easygoing quality and a building peppery nuance to the red/dark fruit flavors

Gaillard, Cote Rotie Vintage:2016 There is first-rate volume toBought en primeur from The Wine Society. Discreet nose, somewhat coy in a closed phase? There's faint black pepper and restrained black cherry. The palate is a bit meatier, with very soft tannins and moderate but refreshing acidity. Length is okay, although it isn't as expressive as the appellation should be, arguably. A church mouse style, and less memorable than when I tasted it en primeur. A few days later, however, the rest of the bottle was