Louis Jadot, Echezeaux other_regions The floral and spice qualities

The floral and spice qualities repeat emphatically on an impressively long

character-filled effort made from Rostaings Languedoc-Roussillon vineyards

lightly torrefied and desiccated fruit concentrates

as I had an opportunity to spend several hours tasting through all of the wines in barrel with proprietor Roberto Conterno

I really like the amount of dry extract here as it relegates the still firm tannins to the background and this should age effortlessly for years to come

Louis Jadot, Echezeaux other_regions The floral and spice qualities(from Les Rouges du Bas that is worked by horse because it is so steep; occasionally other Echzeaux is added from purchases but in 2018 this is a domaine wine). An exuberantly spicy nose is composed almost exclusively of various very ripe dark berries and exotic tea scents. The finer middle weight flavors arent as powerful though I like the vibrancy on the dusty, raspy and slightly short finish. Because the underlying tannins seem phenolically mature,