There is excellent concentration to the robust and overtly muscular medium weight plus flavors that brim with dry extract on the structured and very firm but not hard finish that displays outstanding length on the mineral-driven backend

sunny weather during the summer and into the harvest

The NV Grande Cuvée 165ème Édition is showing well

Red fruits on the nose with hints of liquorice and coffee

supple and attractively textured medium weight flavors are shaped by lemon-tinged acidity on the lingering finish that is perhaps ever-so-slightly less complex than usual though more depth will undoubtedly develop over time

Arche Vintage:2009 There is excellent concentration toTasted blind. Deep coppery colour. Not much nose. Lots of sweetness but not much subtlety. A tad beery. Sudden finish.