Au Bon Climat, Isabelle Pinot Noir other_regions_italy

Au Bon Climat, Isabelle Pinot Noir other_regions_italyThe 2008 Pinot Noir Isabelle is a selection of the estates 36 best barrels across many of the Central Coasts finest Pinot terroirs, including Sanford and Benedict, Talley, Bien Nacido and Le Bon Climat. Striking aromatics meld into an expressive core of fruit in this bold, sensual Pinot. This is at once rich, yet accessible. Fine, silky tannins frame a finish of exceptional elegance and pedigree. In short, the Isabelle is a jewel of a wine. All of the

It has a medium ruby color and bright aromas of cranberries

mocha and spices all flesh out in this exuberant wine

10% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot

aniseed and black truffles

(55+ year old vines)

and their younger brother Giovanni set to follow in their footsteps

with an open-knit nose that's generous

but is more than holding its own over in St-Julien

but has another 10-15 years of overall longevity

Outstanding Bollinger

This is a nice Chateauneuf

And it's shockingly youthful for its age