Chapoutier, Hermitage Sizeranne other_regions_australia with dry mushroom and truffles

with dry mushroom and truffles both evidenced

The broader-shouldered flavors possess an almost painful intensity with plenty of muscle and mouth coating sap that manages to adequately buffer the slightly warm and youthfully awkward finish

Tasted again the following day from the open bottle

One of the greats

This is seriously good juice with the potential to match

Chapoutier, Hermitage Sizeranne other_regions_australia with dry mushroom and trufflesMid deep garnet. Grilled meat, oxidative tones to blackberry fruit, with crushed rock minerality and truffle development. Touch of cooked tomato feels like a cool vintage nose. Fine, but firm tannins are still fully in command of the palate. Brisk acidity and drying raspberry fruit. Meaty and flinty, with a very savoury, long finish. Still not ready. (TJ)