This vibrant example of Cote Chalonaise is just starting to show it's development
followed by scents of tobacco
"The 2020 Pichon Baron is utterly breathtaking
rose and violet lead from the nose into a ripe palate of lush black cherry
toast point and mineral on the satiny mousse
Chateau Latour Pauillac 2016 region-bordeaux This vibrant example of Cote"Retasting the 2016 Chteau Latour next to both the 2010 and 2022 had me feeling like a kid in a candy store. Needing lots of air to show at its best, its dense purple hue is followed by quintessential Latour notes of smoky blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and lead pencil shavings. This carries to a medium to full bodied Pauillac that has lively acids, a pure, seamless, layered mouthfeel, building yet perfectly ripe tannins, and that rare