Clos Haut Peyraguey other_regions_italy spices and cigar box

spices and cigar box

with its hints of herbs

liquid violet and both black and blue fruits on the nose

and it's one of the more intense wines I tasted within this selection

its power and concentration shout for a carafe or a decade of bottle aging

Clos Haut Peyraguey other_regions_italy spices and cigar boxA darker amber here, with tawny edging. Clear concentration, this has walnut, beeswax, hazelnut, saffron, clove and pepper. Feels more evolved than some of the others, but that allows the more savoury taste of an older wine to balance the creamy richness of the body. This also has quite clear honey as it opens; good quality overall, but a little further along in evolution. A yield of 18hl ha, 60% new oak for fermentation and ageing. 155g l residual