Vray Croix De Gay Vintage:2017

Vray Croix De Gay Vintage:2017This is a well put together wine with succulent fruit, depth and balance. The nose is subtly aromatic with dark fruit, mint and liquorice notes. The palate is smoothly textured, the tannins very fine. Overall, it is both serious and seductive with the sort of benchmark elegance the chteau would like to repeat

sexy oak flourish

nicely balanced and lightly spiced with ginger and rhubarb towards the finish

Layers of fruit enshroud the tannins

The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Betinna Cuvée Franci shows some soft contouring on the edges

A touch of mineral reduction can be found on the markedly floral-inflected nose of white peach

but I suspect that it will recover with age

This powerful

Deep purple-black

with steadily building tannins and lingering florality

the 2005 is constantly changing in the glass

His latest releases are nothing short of spectacular

The weight of the year is present