Joseph Colin 'Osa', Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, France 2021 Las Notas A bouquet of fresh violets

A bouquet of fresh violets with hints of smoke and blackberry preserves lifts up from the 2019 Nero d'Avola

the 2021 Haut-Vigneau opens with a fresh

honey and white flowers with a hint of minerality

lychee fruit and cara cara oranges

Joseph Colin 'Osa', Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, France 2021 Las Notas A bouquet of fresh violets(OSA is an ancient name for St. Aubin; the blend is composed by four 1ers). A markedly restrained if pretty nose grudgingly offers up its array of citrus, floral and mineral reduction notes. The racy and very sleek medium bodied flavors exude a bracing salinity on the firm, compact and linear finish. This is notably austere and a bit lean though my sense is that this will flesh out with bottle age. With that said, I would advise buying this only if