Faurie, Hermitage other_regions_italy red currant

red currant

velvety tannins and echoing sweet blue fruit

here in its first vintage

Pol Roger's 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs is terrific

focused and intensely mineral-inflected large-scaled flavors evidence controlled power and a sleek muscularity before terminating in an explosive and palate saturating finish of genuinely stunning length

Faurie, Hermitage other_regions_italy red currantGriffieux Bessards. May or may not be bottled separately. Cask sample. Funky, stemmy nose with lovely vegetal notes and a fresh soy sauce flavour. Concentrated blackcurrant fruit. Reasonably delicate for Hermitage. Fresh, floral, lengthy finish. (RH)