Louis Boillot, Pommard Croix Noires other_regions_italy

Louis Boillot, Pommard Croix Noires other_regions_italy(from 70+ year old vines). Ripe and more deeply pitched aromas display notes of black cherry, raspberry, warm earth and a slightly gamy character. The succulent and round flavors possess a seductive mid palate that contrasts materially with the firm, compact, robust and muscular finale that offers excellent depth and persistence though here too at least 7 to 8 years of patience is counseled.

focused and lingering finish

but there's more than enough graphite-edged grip to keep this honest

bold and richly expressive

Mourvèdre and Cinsault

The succulent and more refined middle weight flavors don’t possess the same density or power on the moderately dry finale

This is robust but not rustic or austere and should reward longer-term cellaring

Discreet wood influence sets off spicy and ripe yet admirably fresh black fruit and warm earth aromas that precede the rich

Living proof that fruit doesn’t always have to be the be all and end all of olfactory seduction

Tasted at the vertical tasting at Malartic-Lagravière

a medium level of grainy tannins and a long

This is a stunningly good effort and the only concern at the moment is that it’s not quite as complex as the best in the range

This is restrained to the point that aggressive swirling is required to coax even a glimpse of the otherwise very fresh aromas of floral