tannic and likely to require quite a bit of patience

16 ha parcel in Charmes proper of vines planted in 1885 that have never been pulled up though Roty points out that all those that have died over the years have been replanted)

The 2004 Barbaresco Rabajà is a total head-turner

An ultra-elegant nose exhibits a broad range of spice and floral elements on the black cherry and plum-suffused aromas

the lowest score any of these lots received was 94-96 (Les Beaumes)

Michel Lafarge, Volnay Clos Chenes other_regions_italy tannic and likely to require(from 45+ year old vines that sit just above Champans). A brooding but wonderfully fresh nose mingles notes of various red berries, spice, earth and plenty of floral influences. The sleek, intense and muscular largescaled flavors possess excellent power before culminating in a stony and hugely long finish where the only nit is a touch of warmth. This too is explicitly built for the long haul and is a wine thats going to need at least a decade first.