Jacques Prieur, Meursault Perrieres Blanc other_regions_italy The 2001 Syrah Astralis Vineyard

The 2001 Syrah Astralis Vineyard may be just as compelling as the 2002

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richly displaying crushed black cherry and plum

I have had the 1999 Rocche on many occasions

Jacques Prieur, Meursault Perrieres Blanc other_regions_italy The 2001 Syrah Astralis VineyardIn contrast to the prior wines, here the wood is more generous and while it stops short of being intrusive on the white flower and citrus suffused nose, it is hardly invisible. It does not however interfere with the mouth feel as there is strikingly good definition and wonderful purity to the middle weight flavors that are wrapped in a lovely, and quite prominent, underlying mineral component, in fact so much so that the finish reminds me a bit of a