Description
(60% whole cluster and in 2016 this includes all 5 1ers due to the frost; note that Alea is indicated on the capsule and not on the label). A brooding though elegant floral-suffused nose reflects notes of both earth and dark berries with a hint of the sauvage lurking in the background. There is similarly good volume and mid-palate density to the delicious, round and relatively supple medium weight flavors that contrast markedly with the very firm, powerful and ever-so-slightly rustic finale that is quite compact and if not exactly hard, then the word tough comes to mind. While I like the complexity, this isn’t user friendly and it may not ever be. 87/2026+
