Gros Frere et Soeur, Richebourg Vintage:2018 Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

roast coffee and mocha

a 97% Shiraz cuvee sourced from 120- to 160-year-old vines with 3% finished Viognier added before bottling

lengthy and ever-so-slightly warm finale

Roasted plum

Gros Frere et Soeur, Richebourg Vintage:2018 Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon)(from a . 7 ha parcel that was partially replanted in 1985 and the remainder in 1989). A restrained but elegant and very floral nose also speaks of red currant, plum, blue berry and hoisin is trimmed in a relatively curtailed application of oak. The equally reserved but powerful and big bodied flavors brim with dry extract that renders the dense tannins less obvious than they would otherwise be on the firm and hugely long finish. This is a big but