dry and solidly intense with excellent mid-palate concentration before culminating in a penetrating and mineral-suffused finish that delivers very fine length

starting with the 2014 Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles

I'd drink it over the next 7-10 years

powerful and unusually robust on the refined

the nose blasts off with lavender

Echo Lynch Bages other_regions dry and solidly intense withThe 2009 Echo de Lynch Bages has a fragrant bouquet with estuarine infused black fruit, crushed rose petals and hints of graphite. The palate is medium bodied with supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity, weighted evenly from start to finish with a composed cedar and mint infused finish. Excellent. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 2009 Bordeaux tasting. Neal Martin