(66% whole clusters)

it is both serious and seductive with the sort of benchmark elegance the château would like to repeat

when many young Ports are exuberant

Harmonious and extremely long

The 2010 Hermitage Ex Voto continues to top out on my scale

Jean-Marc Bouley, Volnay Vv other_regions_italy (66% whole clusters)(from 40+ year old vines situated by order of importance in Les Pluchots, Les Famines and La Gigotte). A much earthier set of aromas includes those of plum, black cherry and tea. There is markedly more volume to the richer and denser medium bodied flavors that also exude a fine bead of minerality on the driving finish. This is a big and not particularly refined villages but it is powerful and balanced. (88 91) 2022+