Full deep red. Terrific spicy lift to the tight aromas of raspberry, orange peel and minerals. Combines great sweetness and precision on the palate, showing a round, silky texture that's extraordinary for such a sappy wine. Most noteworthy today for its total mouth coverage and captivating combination of salty minerality and brilliantly fresh berry fruit, not to mention its noble tannins and captivating lingering perfume. (ST)

Here the nose is even more complex if not necessarily any more elegant than that of the Amoureuses with its cool menthol, spice, plum, exotic tea, violet and once again sandalwood scents. As is virtually always the case this is bigger, richer and more powerful with outstanding intensity and muscle to the very firmly structured flavors that exude a subtle minerality onto the explosive and hugely long finale. This is very backward and primary at present and I wouldn't even think of opening one of these beauties before at least 10 years of age and 17 to 20 will probably be more like it.