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Wine of the Night!
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Wine of the Night!
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Pretty, red fruit. Beautifully developed. Impeccable élévage. An underlying tar/leather/slate notes layering in intriguing complexity. The Vietti crew have built quite a lot of structure into this Ravera of Novello. A wonderful example of Ravera making for a very complex iteration. Lovely generosity. Fine plush Neb tannin. Divine roses. Impressive! Bud-break & harvest is around 2-3 weeks later than most of the other Communes for Vietti.Paul Kaan, WINE DECODED Sept 2025The 202
Pinot Noir from Volnay, Côte du Beaune
A wonderfully spicy nose offers up its aromas of both red and dark raspberry, violet and soft floral nuances. There is once again a lovely texture along with fine detail to the more refined middle weight flavors that deliver very good persistence on the youthfully austere and slightly grippy finale. 2030+Allen Meadows, Burghound
Albariño from Val do Salnés, Rìas Baixas
Simply delicious. Ridiculous for the coin. Citrus oils & ripe lemon juice from the kind of lemon you’d eat like an orange.Gutiérrez comment on development is interesting. I’d add that this is development pre-bottling as a winemaking choice. An approach that for mine offers more complete wine that has seen valuable exposure to oxygen that only help fruit of this quality harmonise and build complexity.Yes, there is a hint of straw & lanolin. It wraps a vibrant, energetic cor
Pinot Noir from Volnay, Côte du Beaune
“An agreeably fresh nose is more floral still with its notes of lavender and violet along with a plenitude of spice hints of spice suffusing the black cherry and dark currant scents. The rich, delicious and markedly punchy medium-bodied flavors possess evident minerality yet no lack of power that seems to build on the wonderfully persistence, balanced and textured finale. This is very much built-to-repay extended keeping which is a good thing as more depth would raise its attractiveness." ♥