Ardoisieres, Argile Rouge other_regions_australia This is off the charts

This is off the charts

A wonderfully complex earthy and spicy dark berry fruit nose leads to delicious

More serious in personality with elegant red fruit aromas and dense old vine pinot sap infused flavors and very good length

(93-95)/2025+

intense and impressively scaled flavors that possess fine richness as well as a touch of mocha on the palate coating finish

Ardoisieres, Argile Rouge other_regions_australia This is off the charts65% Gamay de Chautagne (presumably a local clone of Gamay), 25% Mondeuse, 10% Persan. Pale ruby. Smudgy and convincingly fruity on the nose. But light bodied and fresh more Gamay in build than any of its other ingredients. And not too austere. Mouth filling.