Croix, Beaune Pertuisots other_regions_australia singed plum and incense

singed plum and incense

This is good stuff though it’s clearly built-to-age

10% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot

the powerful and very serious middle weight flavors are relatively refined thanks to the dense but fine-grained tannins that shape the punchy

There is a lovely inner mouth perfume to the concentrated

Croix, Beaune Pertuisots other_regions_australia singed plum and incenseThis is aromatically similar to the Tuvilains with perhaps just a bit more fruit that derives from the red side of the spectrum. The mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is not as dense though it is finer and a bit more mineral driven as well on the lightly austere, firm and compact finale that isnt quite as complex, at least not yet.