Comtes Lafon, Meursault Porusots other_regions_australia Touches of sulfur and reduction

Touches of sulfur and reduction push the mildly exotic aromas of orange peel and melon to the background at present

their 2011 Rudesheimer Beg Schlossberg Riesling delivers aromas of nose-wrinkling but pleasant pungency suggesting gunpowder green as well as smoky black tea

this wine is lifted by its delicate and ludic acidity

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Comtes Lafon, Meursault Porusots other_regions_australia Touches of sulfur and reductionFirm reduction is all that can be discerned on the nose today. More interesting are the tension filled and tautly muscular, if not super dense, medium weight flavors that culminate in a firmly mineral driven, moderately austere, linear and impressively persistent finale. As is virtually always the case, this serious effort will need extended cellaring to realize its full potential.