Sine Qua Non, Profuga Grenache

Sine Qua Non, Profuga GrenacheTasted out of bottle, the 2018 Grenache Profuga is firmer and more focused than the 2019 and has deep, layered, full bodied style as well as ample pepper, iron, and herbes de Provence like nuances all grounded by a massive core of cassis, kirsch, and assorted berry fruits. The 2018s from this estate are brilliant across the board and shine for their purity, focus, and precision, and this beauty is going to benefit from a few years of bottle age and

In tasting Roederer’s 2008 Brut Vintage Rose

This isn’t quite as structured as the Chevalier

offering a core of steeped black currant

This is a buy and forget you own it wine as I would suggest not touching a bottle for at least 10 years

There is dark fruit

but the beam of fruit persists

This is an excellent Meursault villages that should age effortlessly

complex and slightly flinty bouquet of ripe but coolish and spicy fruits intertwined with notes of crushed stones and lemon peel

Gaja’s Langhe wines incorporate a small percentage of Barbera

the tannins are refined and fine-grained

(from Les Planchots)

bitter orange