Albert Bichot, Clos Roche Vintage:2016 plums and black cherries are

plums and black cherries are some of the nuances that take shape in the glass

A pretty top note of honeysuckle can be found on the spicy aromas of white flowers

honey and hazelnut complicated by suggestions of roasted herbs

Initially sleek

Albert Bichot, Clos Roche Vintage:2016 plums and black cherries are(from Genavrires). Gentle but not invisible wood frames agreeably spicy red and black currant, earth and subtle game hints. There is plenty of volume to the solidly structured and powerful large bodied flavors that possess a lush mouth feel thanks to the abundance of tannin buffering dry extract, all wrapped in a firm, balanced and impressively long finish. This attractively complex effort will also need a few years of bottle age though it should