Berthaut-Gerbet, Vosne Romanee other_regions Drink now through 2011

Drink now through 2011

with this perfect tension between acid and sugar

round and easy to like

and cured meats

Peter Lehmann famously championed old vine Barossa Shiraz in the 1980s when growers were paid to grub it up

Berthaut-Gerbet, Vosne Romanee other_regions Drink now through 2011(from Aux Ras and Au Dessus de la Rivire). Discreet but still perceptible wood sets off much spicier aromas of poached plum and black raspberry coulis that are trimmed in exotic tea hints. There is a finer but not denser texture to the medium weight flavors that exude a more subtle minerality on the youthfully austere, firm and lingering finish. This should reward up to a decade of cellaring.