velvety texture and ultimate precision
complemented by hints of vanilla and cedar from oak aging
The more modern Baron de Chirel wine is aged in French oak
I’d give this very youthful wine more time in the cellar for its palate to catch up with its nose
from Peter Michael's parcel in the hills of Eastern Oakville
1992 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Champagne velvety texture and ultimate precision"This was a magical showing for the 1992 Monte Belloand the best bottle I've ever encountered stunningly vibrant and youthful, bursting from the glass with a classic bouquet of cassis, blackberries, black truffles, gravelly soil and pencil shavings. On the palate, it's full bodied, multidimensional and utterly complete, with superb concentration and energy, its richly layered mid palate framed by fine grained, satiny tannins, concluding with a long,