Niepoort, Batuta Size:6x750ml and smoked herbs emerge from

and smoked herbs emerge from the 2009 Château Olivier

bay leaf and black olive

There is excellent detail and precision to the intense middleweight flavors that are shaped by relatively refined tannins on the youthfully austere and sneaky long finale

An elegant and ultra-pure red pinot fruit nose is liberally laced with warm earth and floral nuances

The intrinsic refinement of Chambolle is on display with the generously proportioned middle weight flavors that retain good precision on the palate coating and sneaky long finish where a hint of bitter cherry pit slowly emerges

Niepoort, Batuta Size:6x750ml and smoked herbs emerge fromLots of blackberry, wet earth and dark mushroom aromas to this. Its full bodied with depth of fruit and layers of tannins. Chewy and intense. Slate and dark fruit at the finish. Needs time to soften. Try after 2022.