Bass Phillip, Pinot Noir Estate Vintage:2017 intense and strikingly long finish

intense and strikingly long finish

and seductively

the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Réservée is a classic

focused and tight and the fine mid-palate concentration should enable it to age effortlessly

which effectively means that the Domaine owns 89% of the appellation

Bass Phillip, Pinot Noir Estate Vintage:2017 intense and strikingly long finishThe 2018 Estate Pinot Noir shows a slightly smoky, cured meat edge on the nose, no doubt from a substantial portion of new French oak, alongside hints of sous bois, cherries and beets. The fruit is sweeter and purer than in the Crown Prince bottling, more concentrated and medium bodied, with ripe, tea like tannins and bright acids on the lingering finish.