Lucien Le Moine Richebourg Grand Cru 2016

Lucien Le Moine Richebourg Grand Cru 2016

An overtly spicy and floral-scented nose reveals additional notes of plum

The 2017 Aconcagua Costa "Las Pizarras" Syrah is a new red from the slate soils in Aconcagua Costa

A close second (and who knows how they might perform at different times and with different foods) is the 2012 Cariad Proprietary Red Wine

There is fine concentration to the relatively powerful sappy and mouth coating flavors that are shaped by wonderfully fine-grained tannins on the hugely long

the brilliance of a fine bubble increases the vividness

even perfumed nose that remains entirely primary offers up notes of spice

orange zest and brioche notes

spicy and quite floral nose that features mostly dark berry fruit liqueur-like scents

This is austere but not really rustic and should amply reward mid to long-term cellaring

pure and airy red berry fruit scents along with a profusion of floral elements that are also trimmed in a discreet application of wood

An exceptionally fresh

This isn't quite as floral as the Amoureuses but it's even spicier with its purple fruit