Francois Lamarche, Grande Rue Vintage:2020 the bottled 2014 La Poza

the bottled 2014 La Poza de Ballesteros was quite faithful to the sample I tasted before it was bottled

Lush but energetic

The 2015 Barolo Villero offers richness and darkness with fruit from Castiglione Falletto

The most mineral-driven of this year's set of Ermitage bottlings from Chapoutier

Francois Lamarche, Grande Rue Vintage:2020 the bottled 2014 La Poza(harvested on September 20th). This has gone from strength to strength and only seems to get better with each passing year. A lightly menthol infused nose that is exceptionally ripe yet stops short of being surmature remains almost 100% primary with ample black fruit and spice aromas seamlessly merging into the rich, full and intense flavors brimming with power and muscle yet this by no means lacks for grace or elegance on the reserved but driving