Jean-Jacques Confuron Romanee St. Vivant Grand Cru 2018 Piedmont An intensely spicy and floral

An intensely spicy and floral red berry and cassis-suffused nose merges seamlessly into impressively rich and full-bodied middle weight flavors that possess just a hint of minerality on the hugely long and palate staining finish

gobs of glycerin

but elegant and complex

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The latter element carries over to the energetic

Jean-Jacques Confuron Romanee St. Vivant Grand Cru 2018 Piedmont An intensely spicy and floralA highly spiced nose features notes of cassis, plum, hoisin and a hint of sandalwood. The ripe, mouth coating and delicious medium bodied flavors possess excellent length on the well balanced if youthfully austere finish that also really firms up as it sits on the palate. This is definitely a "buy and forget you own it" wine as I would advise not touching a bottle for at least 10 years and 15 to 20 would likely be better.