the 2020 Hillside Vineyard Grenache is aromatically fresh and red fruited

and its lifespan is likely to be measured in decades

Consistent with the purity of the nose is the purity of the vibrant

000-case cuvee is dominated by its Merlot component (the blend also includes some Cabernet Franc)

The most expressive of these four Vosne 1ers at present with a spicy mix of mostly red berry fruit with a lovely floral note of rose petal that continues onto the equally spicy

Lalande Borie other_regions_italy the 2020 Hillside Vineyard GrenacheThe 2015 is not as strong a vintage as the 2016 but there's a lot to enjoy here. Right off the nose it offers clarity of black fruits, with blasts of coffee bean and mocha, spiced olive paste, an exotic edge of cloves and pepper, and slate minerality that gives lovely lift to the finish. More ready to drink than the 2016.