Malartic Lagraviere - 2009 (750ml) Italy formidable tannins

formidable tannins

but also enormous

but Beaucastel’s 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape is performing even better from bottle than it did last year

elegant Latour with more meaty

and the rest Cabernet Franc

Malartic Lagraviere - 2009 (750ml) Italy formidable tanninsProbably the best wine that has come from this estate, along with their 2005, the final blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot boasts Michel Rolland as the consulting oenologist. This organically farmed vineyard has turned out a deeply layered wine with a striking perfume of graphite, wet stones, red and black currants, tobacco leaf and underbrush. The compelling aromatics are followed by a medium bodied but intensely