with musky green papaya

peach and a hint of pineapple

although it tapers in a little toward the finish when you would expect it to fan out

a touch of balsam

Juicy fruit palate with proper tannic grip on the finish

Nicolas Rossignol, Pommard Epenots Vintage:2014 with musky green papaya(from Petits Epenots). A highly complex and broad ranging nose features aromas of freshly turned earth, black currant, plum and a hint of the sauvage. There is a velvety palate impression to the muscular and impressively rich flavors that possess seemingly endless reserves of dry extract that do a fine job of buffering the exceptionally firm tannic spine on the succulent yet entirely serious finale. Stylistically this is not exactly old school but its