A toast- and spice-driven style, with mocha, fig bread and incense notes up front, followed by a fleshy core of cocoa powder, plum, fig and black currant fruit. The finish lets the toasty edge take over, but this is fine-grained and integrated enough, with good latent acidity. Fresher than the slightly heavy-handed 2006 version. Best from 2011 through 206. 110 cases made.??–JM??Region: France / Northern Rh?ne / Hermitage Select to Add