Michel Lafarge, Volnay Clos Ducs other_regions_italy Cellorigo and Fonzaleche)

Cellorigo and Fonzaleche)

powerful and driving finish

The deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Roberta's Reserve State Lane Vineyard (100% Merlot) has a totally seductive nose of Indian spices

with a good lashing of sweet vanillin oak

This is one of the few Bordeaux dry whites that improved with aeration and I ended up giving a higher score

Michel Lafarge, Volnay Clos Ducs other_regions_italy Cellorigo and Fonzaleche)(from 50+ year old vines; a monopole of the domaine). Lafarge explained that this was made from fruit that was destemmed by hand using what the Burgundians call a claie en osier, or a lattice made of wicker that was placed on top of a fermenter; this approach was sometimes used in the 19th C). A dazzlingly pure, fresh and soaring nose features notes of essence of red cherry, currant, spice and soft floral scents. While the medium weight flavors do not