Nicolas Potel, Clos Roche Vintage:2006 lemon grass and acacia blossom

lemon grass and acacia blossom precede highly energetic and more mineral-driven if less concentrated and powerful middle weight flavors that possess a highly refined and sophisticated texture

Palate-staining blackberry

rich and firmly structured flavors that are bigger than what I usually find with Feusselottes

There is again very good intensity to the bigger-bodied and more muscular medium weight plus flavors that brim with both minerality and dry extract on the moderately austere

This is their warmest single-vineyard with very fine tannins

Nicolas Potel, Clos Roche Vintage:2006 lemon grass and acacia blossomA flat out gorgeous nose features violets, red pinot fruit and black berry notes trimmed in a deft touch of wood that gives way to rich, full and sweet flavors that possess unusually good detail, all wrapped in a powerful, deep and exceptionally long finish. This is also impeccably well balanced and should improve for at least a decade. (92 94) 2015+