Francois Carillon, Puligny Montrachet Champ Gain other_regions_italy Prominent but not dominant wood

Prominent but not dominant wood frames the spicy aromas that are comprised mostly by notes of cassis

as he tells it

The best wine from a difficult decade for Port

mouth-coating tannins provide backbone and noteworthy aging potential to this extremely elegant

Francois Carillon, Puligny Montrachet Champ Gain other_regions_italy Prominent but not dominant wood(from 4 parcels near Dents de Chien that measure ~2 ha). Cooler and more elegant if not necessarily more complex aromas of spicy essence of pear and kiwi display lovely layering. There is again fine richness and density to the solidly powerful flavors that terminate in a bone dry bitter lemon rind tinged finale.