Dominique Laurent Grands-Echezeaux Grande Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 skus_30264816 16% Cabernet Franc and the

16% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot

Barbera is one of the most beloved varietals in Piemont and the most widely planted

No sourness or bitterness

colored and dense tear

An attractive nose of pineapple

Dominique Laurent Grands-Echezeaux Grande Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 skus_30264816 16% Cabernet Franc and theBright ruby. Much darker and less expressive on the nose than the Bonnes Mares, with dark berry and licorice notes dominating. Then juicy, spicy and quite tight, even imploded, in the early going, offering penetrating flavors of blackberry, licorice, violet, bitter chocolate and crushed stone. This wine is almost too concentrated and will need extended bottle aging to express itself. The tannins are tight and firm but not hard.