blackberry pie and blueberry compote with a touch of cedar chest

minerality and smoked plum and dark fruit

The deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Roberta's Reserve State Lane Vineyard (100% Merlot) has a totally seductive nose of Indian spices

lively and incisive

high-acid vintage

Marquis d'Angerville, Volnay Fremiets Vintage:2017 blackberry pie and blueberry compoteThis is more discreet and reserved with wonderfully pure notes of red, black and blue fruits plus a lovely hint of violets that sit atop dusty, refined and gorgeously delineated flavors supported by an almost pungent minerality on the textured, long and explosive finish. This is more concentrated and structured than usual and should live for a very long time. (91 93) 2013+