Violette other_regions black raspberry

black raspberry

with deeply pitched sweet cream and butter tones and a slow-to-unfold singed pineapple flavor

and this vintage does a great job of packaging it all together

white flowers

the ’09 is excellent nonetheless

Violette other_regions black raspberryThe 2016 La Violette was one of the turn ups for the books at this tasting, for what I have previously found to be an excellent Pomerol is evolving into a showstopper. It has a brilliant bouquet with incredibly well defined red fruit laced with cedar and truffle, utterly graceful and the oak beautifully integrated. The palate is medium bodied with supple tannins, finely tuned acidity and gentle grip toward the long, tender finish. Pure class and