Considering the was probably a third of the price of the Grosset, it stacks up very well. Mid-yellow, this presents somewhat muted nuts and grapefruit under some smoky, not overpowering oak. It shows something of it’s cool-climate heritage, with a slightly austere stony quality to it. Beside the Grosset it’s a little harsher on the palate, the oak handling is a bit less refined and integrated, and the finish is generally shorter. But it’s in no way disgraced, especially in view of price…
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2/14/2004 - graemeg wrote:
Considering the was probably a third of the price of the Grosset, it stacks up very well. Mid-yellow, this presents somewhat muted nuts and grapefruit under some smoky, not overpowering oak. It shows something of it’s cool-climate heritage, with a slightly austere stony quality to it. Beside the Grosset it’s a little harsher on the palate, the oak handling is a bit less refined and integrated, and the finish is generally shorter. But it’s in no way disgraced, especially in view of price…
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