Camille Giroud, Clos Roche Vintage:2020

Camille Giroud, Clos Roche Vintage:2020An ultra floral nose reveals notes of violet, lilac and rose petal along with notes of dark currant, spice and soft earth wisps. The delicious and caressing medium bodied flavors possess a powerful yet caressing mouthfeel while the abundant dry extract coats the palate on the mocha inflected finish. Like several of the wines in the range, this markedly ripe effort must develop more depth, but the underlying material appears to be present for that to

An airy and relatively expressive nose combines notes of various red berries with Gevrey-style earth and a sauvage hint

minerally and bone dry finish that displays distinct citrus mineral nuances

dusty and mouth coating finish

An exuberantly expressive nose jumps from the glass to reveal a lovely array of earth

creme de cassis

in close proximity to Lopez de Heredia and Marques de Riscal

racy and super-saline-inflected flavors that culminate in an almost painfully intense and bitter lemon-inflected finale

The 2010 was a hard act to follow

315 cases made

the rows are planted North-South)

This is actually quite aromatically similar to the Corton-Grèves though with a bit more elegance

the 2005 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is quite similar in style and personality than the straight Brunello