Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Pitures other_regions_italy There is excellent punch and

There is excellent punch and detail to the middle weight flavors that are less muscular but even more harmonious with the same fine depth and length

plum liqueur and a hint of smoked meat

I can only imagine how proud Giovanni Conterno would be if he could see (and taste

Intensely perfumed aromas of ripe black/blue fruits

Lily and heliotrope contribute to the wines head-turning aromatic intensity and their inner-mouth perfume to the allure of a subtly creamy palate

Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Pitures other_regions_italy There is excellent punch and(from 35+ year old vines). An attractively spicy nose freely offers up distinctly cool aromas of red and dark cherry, violet and a touch of forest floor character. There is again excellent verve and very good volume to the rich, muscular and well defined flavors that display fine power on the youthfully austere, compact and dusty finish that is also sneaky long. Like a number of wines in the range, this too is going to require at least a decade of