Prieure Lichine

Prieure LichineAlready showing most, if not all its charms, with a tobacco, earth, plum, black raspberry, vanilla and black cherry jammy nose, the wine is medium bodied with soft, round, textures. This is not for long term aging. While there is no hurry to drink it, I'd finish any bottles by the time it hits between 18 and 20.

White Hawk vineyard (Cat Canyon)

Great palate presence delivering layers of luscious ripe Grenache

There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the very finely detailed flavors that exude a discreet minerality onto the dry

this is a powerful wine that needs time to settle down

quince and white peach flavors

Slightly riper and equally cool and airy aromas are comprised by notes of plum

complex and vibrant flavors that culminate in an energetic

a refined and silky quaff redolent of ripe red cherry and rose petal aromas and flavors

A beautifully well-layered nose offers up an abundance of spice and floral elements that add plenty of breadth to the mostly red berry liqueur scents

As is the case with the Champans the underlying material is such that this should have no problem absorbing the wood

perfect structure and a very long finish

deepening and revealing nectarine and stone fruit flavours