This austere

angular finish

Both the 2010 and the 2009 continue to blow me away every time I taste them

crushed violets

Alain Hudelot Noellat, Romanee Saint Vivant other_regions This austereThis was also relatively reduced and impossible to evaluate. The utterly seductive medium weight flavors possess a silky mouth feel and superb balance which in much the same fashion as the Beaux Monts is enhanced by the very fine grained tannins before culminating in an explosive, focused and strikingly long finish. This highlysophisticated effort seems quite supple as the firm tannins are hidden by the abundant sap but make no mistake, this will