This mature wine remains dark black-red in colour

with the result that the wine is not at all overly oaky

with an elegantly textural attack and a creamy core of fruit that's underpinned by a bright but nicely integrated spine of acidity

layers of nuance and resonance that will emerge more fully in time

expressive black fruit preserves

Tardieu-Laurent, Cote Rotie other_regions_australia This mature wine remains darkMedium pale garnet. Smoky oak, slightly reduced and a little bit spirity suggesting insufficient fruit concentration for the weight of oak influence. Perfumed mid palate and a little drying on the finish. Unnecessarily heavy bottle. (JH)