Haut Marbuzet other_regions_italy Remarkably for a wine that

Remarkably for a wine that is gorgeously refined

A wonderfully expressive and broad-ranging nose offers up notes of plums

spicy midweight with uncanny retention of spicy red cherry and redcurrant fruit

(from vines in the southwest portion of the commune that includes some declassified 1ers from Les Baudes and Fuées)

This too is exceptionally ripe with jammy black pinot fruit and warm earth scents that are trimmed in a hint of prune

Haut Marbuzet other_regions_italy Remarkably for a wine thatTasted blind. Dark ruby with some evolution. Luscious with a query over slight TCA, but a very opulent wine with marked chewy tannins. Oddly velvety. Fades fast on the finish.