Lucien Le Moine, Volnay Caillerets other_regions_italy There is enough reduction present

There is enough reduction present to render the nose impossible to fairly assess at present

Vibrant ruby-red

Pol Roger's 2012 Brut Blanc de Blancs is terrific

plum and spicy oak

the other 10% is Cabernet Franc

Lucien Le Moine, Volnay Caillerets other_regions_italy There is enough reduction presentReduction masks the underlying fruit though does not extend to the palate of the much, much finer if decidedly less powerful flavors that exude evident minerality and underlying tension before culminating in a bitter cherry infused finish. I like the depth though the dusty finish is somewhat short at present. Note that my predicted range assumes that the length will sort itself out. (89 92) 2029+