Domaine Leflaive, Batard Montrachet other_regions_italy 5% alcohol)

5% alcohol)

An impressively complex nose offers up aromas of rose petals

ample Barolo shows off its personality

It is another superb Barolo from Giacomo Conterno

I continue to love the 2013 St Joseph and it's a classic

Domaine Leflaive, Batard Montrachet other_regions_italy 5% alcohol)(from 3 different parcels, two on the Chassagne side and the third in the Puligny sector that is near the border dividing the two communes). Mild reduction knocks down the nose but it seems reasonably clear that the underlying fruit is ripe. What immediately impresses about the broad shouldered flavors is how fine they are which is not always the case with the typical Btard. This refinement only adds to the seductive palate feel of the extremely rich