Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Pitures other_regions_italy The remaining 14

The remaining 14

This is not my favorite style of Pomerol due to its hard edges

the year had ideal ripening conditions and the shortest harvest season ever

Intensely perfumed aromas of ripe black/blue fruits

With a nose of over ripe

Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Pitures other_regions_italy The remaining 14(from 35+ year old vines). An attractively spicy nose freely offers up distinctly cool aromas of red and dark cherry, violet and a touch of forest floor character. There is again excellent verve and very good volume to the rich, muscular and well defined flavors that display fine power on the youthfully austere, compact and dusty finish that is also sneaky long. Like a number of wines in the range, this too is going to require at least a decade of