the 2017 Hill of Roses Shiraz has vitality and electricity and life

Distinctly cooler on the nose than the San Lorenzo di Verduna

23 ha parcel of vines planted in ’62 and ’68)

There is more than enough precision

I had two vintages of the old-vine cuvée to taste side by side

Michel Lafarge, Beaune Greves Rouge other_regions the 2017 Hill of RosesAs is typically the case this is slightly riper and more deeply pitched with its more complex collection of dark berries, game, warm earth and lilac nuances. The sleek, intense and tautly muscular medium weight flavors that possess excellent mid palate density thanks to the copious amounts of dry extract, all wrapped in a vibrant mineral driven and powerful finish. This impressive effort is clearly built to age and is going to need it. In a word,