Alain Hudelot Noellat, Richebourg Vintage:2008 lower acidity than many Right

lower acidity than many Right Banks

This is spicier still and a bit riper as well if not quite so elegant on the variety of black berry fruit aromas that are trimmed in very subtle wood

in a somehow more baroque way

yet nothing is over the top

This is a vintage where managing the crop load was critical in achieving balance

Alain Hudelot Noellat, Richebourg Vintage:2008 lower acidity than many Right(from a . 28 ha parcel of vines that abut those of the Domaine de la Romane Conti in Richebourg proper). Like the Clos de Vougeot, here too there is an initial note of bourgeon de cassis though considerable eventually coaxes the intensely floral suffused aromas of spicy jasmine tea, orange peel and dark berries to reveal themselves. There is stunningly good power and intensity to the backward broad shouldered flavors that brim with an abundance of dry