with extraordinary concentration

Mild reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background but I doubt that it will persist

A spicy and admirably pure nose mixes notes of red and blue pinot fruit with those of Asian-style tea

the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aieul is even riper and more concentrated

lavender and rose petal aromas

Gaja (Pieve Santa Restituta), Brunello Montalcino Vintage:2016 with extraordinary concentrationConcentrated, dark fruit with top notes of tobacco leaf. Seems already a little developed. Noticeable oak on the palate but with lovely freshness too. Modernist hand and can already be approached. (WS)