This is muscular, but has nice underlying purity, with fig paste, hoisin sauce and licorice notes woven with hints of spice, fruitcake and mesquite. The long, grippy finish has nicely rounded flesh and buried minerality. Rock-solid. Drink now through 2013. 500 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Vacqueyras Select to Add