Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Pitures other_regions_australia Moderate reduction renders the nose

Moderate reduction renders the nose unreadable today

sub-regional introduction to the range is consistently and strikingly savoury

Black cherry and blackcurrant fruit with some licorice and truffle are all present in this dense purple wine

It's hard to see the fruit lasting long enough for the oak to every truly integrate

layered and slightly honeyed aromas that precede equally ripe full-bodied flavors that are sleekly muscular

Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Pitures other_regions_australia Moderate reduction renders the nose(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