Lucien Le Moine, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy There is excellent punch and

There is excellent punch and muscle to the broad-shouldered flavors that possess a seductive mid-palate mouth feel that contrasts markedly with the firm

(vinified with 70% whole clusters)

a core of cherry and crystallised violet

the 2017 Hill of Roses Shiraz has vitality and electricity and life

dark red fruits

Lucien Le Moine, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy There is excellent punch andOnce again firm reduction dominates the underlying fruit. There is excellent intensity to the tautly muscular, detailed and powerful medium weight flavors that exude a fine minerality onto the lengthy but rather dry finish where the dryness is exacerbated by the abundant gas. Between the reduction and the gas this firmly structured effort is very hard to read and while it may come together that is not a certainty. (89 92?) 2024+