Gerard Raphet, Clos Roche other_regions_italy (from a parcel of vines

(from a parcel of vines that is close to Vaudésir and extends all the way from Grenouilles to the tree line at the top of the hill)

has typified this estate ever since I began visiting it in the mid-1980s

licorice and lavender all develop in the glass in this unctuous yet mid-weight

The 2015 Lodovico is a wine of real character and personality

You'll think I'm being stingy

Gerard Raphet, Clos Roche other_regions_italy (from a parcel of vines(from a . 33 ha parcel, two thirds of which was replanted in 1982 with the remaining vines planted in the 1920s). An exuberantly spicy nose combines pretty floral and fresh red pinot fruit with floral, wood and sauvage hints. The supple medium weight flavors possess fine volume as well as excellent length if only average depth on the balanced and firmly structured finale. Patience advised in order that more complexity can develop.