Aurelien Verdet, Vosne Romanee Beaux Monts other_regions_australia 35% Cabernet Franc

35% Cabernet Franc

this is another wine that will require long-term ageing

Reminiscent of the 1989

I wouldn’t want to rule out some additional depth of flavor emerging over the next couple of years

finishing with an invigorating herbal lift

Aurelien Verdet, Vosne Romanee Beaux Monts other_regions_australia 35% Cabernet FrancThis opens with noticeable if not completely dominant reduction as there is enough spiciness evident to suggest that the funk is not permanent. And extended aeration did manage to dissipate the reduction though I underscore that it required two days of air to accomplish this. There is a lovely energy to the attractively well detailed medium bodied flavors that exude a very fine minerality on the velvety finish that delivers fine depth and length. I