Domaine, Latour Giraud

Domaine, Latour Giraud(from 35+ year old vines in Charmes Dessus). Pungent aromas of wood, reduction and a hint of phenolic character render the nose unreadable today. More interesting are the dense, powerful and almost painfully intense larger scaled flavors that also soak the palate with sappy dry extract that does an excellent job of buffering the firm acid spine shaping the bone dry, moderately austere and impressively long finale. This is extremely promising.

especially for near and medium-term drinking

There is both good intensity and volume to the caressing medium-bodied flavors that possess an interesting texture that is borderline chalky

The 2010 Potensac has a high-toned

Currently showing some rigidity and firm rockiness on the nose

Although the Cerequio vineyard did not suffer hail in 2014 (it did in 2016)

This has balance

this kept improving in the glass

ripe and round

the 2016 is magnificent

baked peach

now complemented by hints of iodine

This is a very good Pommard villages and worth your interest provided you are willing to cellar it for at least a few years first as it’s definitely compact at present