The appealingly textured

The flavors are precise and concentrated with enough silky tannin to suggest that another 2-3 years of bottle age would allow further evolution

A less earthy and more elegant nose displays aromas of red currant

The full-bodied palate packs in the flavor layers with the voluptuous fruit superbly framed by firm

There is also a touch of oak on the palate where the saline and intensely mineral-driven middle weight plus flavors display outstanding length and very fine depth on the well-balanced finale

Rollin Pere et Fils, Pernand Ile Vergelesses Rouge Brut Zero The appealingly textured(two thirds of this is from 65 year old vines and the other third is from 10+ year old vines, aged in 25% new oak). As is usually the case, this is the most elegant red in the Rollin range with a refined nose of various red berries, in particular currant, along with pungent stone notes though interestingly in 2010 there is a hint of the sauvage that is not usually present. The cool and ultra pure middle weight flavors benefit from wonderfully fine