Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Clos Chenes other_regions_italy The gorgeously textured and chiseled

The gorgeously textured and chiseled middle weight flavors seem to be built on a base of minerality

Much deeper in colour than the 2004

There are only about 700 bottles of Robert's 2017 Cornas Pur Noir

This moderately firm effort will also need to add depth

serious and youthfully austere finale

Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Clos Chenes other_regions_italy The gorgeously textured and chiseledA restrained though very spicy nose combines notes of violet, raspberry and cherry with those of earth and a hint of underbrush. There is a sophisticated mid palate mouth feel to the broad shouldered flavors that display excellent power and plenty of salinity on the impressively long finish where the only nit is a hint of warmth. As classic examples of Clos des Chnes always are, this is very much ageworthy and a wine thats going to need it. In a word,