rocky soils = powerful and silky fruit with delicious and chewy tannin
Ripe red berries
Very well-structured on the palate
varietal character and finesse
Now California is getting its act together with Gamay (most of the state’s original plantings turned out to be a grape called Valdiguié and a Pinot Noir cultivar) this grape will be playing an increasing role in the Pax story
Delord 1985 BA 40% 700ml cevennes rocky soils = powerful andProduced from Colombard, Ugni Blanc & Bacco grapes. Copper with a gold hue. Opening sniffs offer sweet leather, roast almonds, hazelnut, toffee apple and an array of spices including cinnamon, clove and vanilla. The robust, spicy palate yields baked apple and raisin flavours followed by a wave of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Warming spirit tingle, almost prickly. Drying aftertaste of orange zest, vanilla, nutmeg and old leather. If extraordinary length