Elio Sandri, Perno Riserva

Elio Sandri, Perno RiservaNA

The brooding and equally serious broad-shouldered flavors are not quite as concentrated as those of the Chambertin but are even finer and display plenty of minerality on the wonderfully persistent finish

lees and buttered toast

there is excellent energy and density to the powerful and muscular broad-shouldered flavors that possess a healthy level of the same on the austere

from selected plots (including 6% Cabernet Sauvignon) within Vega Sicilia’s estate

There is good richness and an abundance of dry extract to the strikingly refined flavors that possess a gorgeous mouthfeel while delivering flat out superb length on the balanced finale

finishing very long

but has another 10-15 years of overall longevity

The velvety and exceptionally rich flavors possess a different and more seductive texture than usual if perhaps a bit less minerality

The ripe red and earthy dark berry fruit aromas precede appealingly full flavors that are sweet

Rich and opulent for Petrus (maybe the most opulent that Jean-Claude Berrouet ever made) and yet it retains a sense of symmetry and freshness on the finish that I think is unique to this Pomerol

always 100%

Does not taste like 100% Sauvignon from Sancerre