Comte Armand, Volnay

Comte Armand, Volnay(from Les Grands Champs and Les Famines). This is more aromatically elegant though there is still moderate earth influence to the pure and cool red pinot fruit aromas. The medium bodied flavors possess fine mid palate density as well as a lovely minerality before culminating in a dusty, reasonably persistent and dusty finish that exhibits a mild touch of austerity. (86 89) 2019+

good acidity

it delivers a good core of black fruit on the palate

A classic Charmes

Coming from a single parcel of high density vines in the Bearwallow Vineyard in Anderson Valley

It’s surprisingly youthful and will continue to develop over the next 10-15 years in the cellar

but still no need to wait too long to begin drinking

with an exotic

the Noval Vintage does not possess the breeding or the bravura of the Nacional and yet it remains a very impressive Port a success for the vintage

There is excellent volume to the dense medium-bodied flavors as the old vines are in evidence

It has aged better than Les Asteries and I would be inclined to drink this over the next 5-7 years

For the first nine harvests in production

A discreet application of wood surrounds the notably floral and softly spicy airy red berry fruit scented-nose