Faurie, Hermitage Greffieux-Bessard Vintage:2012 with little destemming and the

with little destemming and the wines spending up to two years in older barrels and foudre

This too was quite heavily reduced and again I strongly recommend allowing this 30 minutes or so in a decanter first if you’re going to crack a bottle young

The slightly tighter medium weight flavors possess good delineation and punch before terminating in a saline and mildly austere finale

opulently perfumed fruit followed by medium weight

Strong reduction knocks down the nose

Faurie, Hermitage Greffieux-Bessard Vintage:2012 with little destemming and theInky ruby. Heady aromas of candied red and dark berries, incense and licorice are complicated by notes of violet and five spice powder. Silky, deeply flavored and focused, offering energetic black raspberry and floral pastille flavors and a zesty peppery nuance. Finishes smooth, spicy and very long, with resonating sweetness, a hint of licorice and subtle, slow building tannins. This suave wine should enjoy a long, smooth evolution based on its