500-liter French oak vats and 18% in new French barrique

which were aged exclusively in French oak because of the tiny quantities of those wines

the ’14 Clos des Epeneaux should still make for a lovely wine

most notably with his blind comparisons with First Growth to demonstrate that Sena stands shoulder to shoulder with Old World icons

A gentle application of wood sets off an earthy

Michel Magnien, Clos Roche other_regions_italy 500-liter French oak vats andThis is more complex if not quite as elegant with a densely fruited nose of red current and cherry, strong earth notes and a hint of the vegetal that slide into rich, supple and relatively round, even generous medium plus weight flavors where the supporting structural elements are quite tight but well integrated. Very good if not great. (90 92) 2016+