Yon Figeac other_regions_italy This big boy demands patience

This big boy demands patience

(Blanchots Dessus abuts Montrachet on its southern end and CriotsBâtard to the east

There is good volume and richness to the solidly well-concentrated and appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent depth and length on the quite firmly structured finish where a touch of dryness appears that I suspect is attributable to the recent bottling rather than under ripe tannins

the 2007 Brut Cuvée Nicolas François is showing very nicely

minerally white

Yon Figeac other_regions_italy This big boy demands patienceDeep healthy crimson with some oak still evident on the nose. A bit of interesting spice and real savour on the palate. This wine is still very youthful but has great vitality and a whack of ripe fruit hiding fine grained tannins well.