Chateau, Mont-Redon Vintage:2016 this is best enjoyed soon

this is best enjoyed soon

honeysuckle and slithers of tinned peach

The 2015 Barolo Ravera shows a deep concentration and dark fruit intensity

a sign of which is the ripping-out of drip lines at the time of my visit that were helpful in establishing the vineyard but whose use Soter is convinced are unnecessary for the future

white pepper and mouth scraping salinity on the finish

Chateau, Mont-Redon Vintage:2016 this is best enjoyed soonThe inaugural 2016 Chteauneuf du Pape Le Plateau de Mont Redon develops in the glass with intense tobacco, dried red fruits, forest floor and sandalwood. Full bodied, round and expansive, the 2016 concludes with a long and nuanced finish. Were it not for a slight trace of alcohol heat, Id score it even higher.