Patrice Rion Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Hauts Pruliers 2023

Patrice Rion Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Hauts Pruliers 2023

This port is so concentrated it defies belief

A close second (and who knows how they might perform at different times and with different foods) is the 2012 Cariad Proprietary Red Wine

but accompanied by lusciously juicy fresh apple and grapefruit

In the same vein as the nose the big-bodied flavors are denser and more powerful as the dry extract really imparts a textured palate impression on the sappy and velvety finale

with a rich

An overtly floral and markedly earthy nose is quite restrained if exceptionally pretty with its cool array of red and blue pinot fruit scents laced with hints of leather and herbal tea

although it is a more forceful

A Napa Valley classic

sumptuous 1993

Following on the heels of the monster-sized '89

well poised

Interestingly this is even spicier with its own very broad array of spice elements that seemingly change with each whiff of the markedly ripe nose