Semaska, Cote Rotie Fleur Montlys

Semaska, Cote Rotie Fleur MontlysBright purple. Intensely perfumed aromas of dark fruit liqueur, Indian spices and potpourri are joined by smoky mineral and olive elements that gain strength with air. Densely packed and seamless in texture, offering spice tinged black and blue fruit flavors that are accented by violet pastille and candied licorice nuances. Smooth, even tannins build slowly on the impressively persistent finish, which features a resonating suggestion of dark fruit

in the (rightly named) Unico method (72 months’ oak)

which is framed by fine-grained

a difficult section

The finish is medium to long and there's some decent tannins hiding under the fruit

This has a touch of the exotic on the finish but not much

and a long finish

This saw no new oak

one hectare

5% alcohol)

Here too the mouthfeel of the chiseled middleweight flavors is lilting and highly energetic while displaying excellent minerality on the borderline bone-dry finale that delivers 1er length

with its bright character is just great

but it really requires drinking much sooner than later