mineral and spice

The palate mixes that chalky minerality with the juiciness of the Garnacha

now complemented by hints of iodine

There is plenty of concentration to the very serious and almost painfully intense broad-shouldered flavors that display excellent precision on the austere

sweet and rounded

Arrosee other_regions mineral and spiceA Bordeaux that seems to have a Burgundian personality, LArroses 2005 displays elegance and finesse, with sweet black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, hints of minerality and earth, but soft tannin, a lush, medium bodied style, and impressive concentration, purity and overall texture. By no means a blockbuster (in a vintage that produced almost endless numbers of them), this wine can be drunk now or cellared for another 15 20 years.