Etienne Sauzet, Terroirs de Blagny other_regions_italy

Etienne Sauzet, Terroirs de Blagny other_regions_italy(from a blend of Truffire, Champ Gain and Hameau de Blagny). Firm reduction renders the nose unreadable at present. More interesting are the intense and beautifully textured medium weight flavors that also brim with minerality and ample amount of dry extract that buffers the firm acid spine supporting the unusually powerful, serious, compact and stunningly long finish. This is also like rolling small rocks around the mouth and is a wine that should

The natural ripeness of the year amps up the Chardonnay flavors

This is a superb Right Bank with class and pedigree

Here there is no reductive funk as the agreeably fresh nose offers up ripe notes of earthy and spicy purple fruit

the 1997 Barbaresco Vigneto Brich Ronchi is a tour de force in winemaking

Very deep garnet-purple in color

You definitely get the sense this wine has more to offer once it fleshes out with extra bottle aging

(87-89)/2018+

Beams of tannin give the wine its super-distinctive shape and size

violet and spice elements

red berries and orange zest mingled with hints of praline and freshly baked bread

There is good freshness in the mouth as the vibrant and well-detailed medium-bodied flavors also possess a relatively refined mouth feel though the delicious and persistent finish is slightly sweet

with dark spice and black tea leading the way