Louis Jadot, Puligny Montrachet Folatieres other_regions_australia hard candy and dark red

hard candy and dark red fruit are layered in this utterly impeccable Barolo

A somber nose half-heartedly offers up notes of forest floor

A brooding and overtly rustic nose of pungent iron-infused earth

Gaja cited 1961

There is less color in this 2011 (I popped a bottle of the 2010 for comparison) and more notes reminiscent of Cabernet Franc (Alejandro Vigil harvested even earlier in 2010)

Louis Jadot, Puligny Montrachet Folatieres other_regions_australia hard candy and dark red(from En la Richard). While this did open with a trace of reduction it quickly dissipated to reveal subtle wood nuances on the ripe but cool aromas of citrus and various white orchard fruit scents. There is excellent volume and mid palate density to the medium weight and overtly mineral suffused flavors that possess a very generous and sappy mouth feel before concluding in a lingering and balanced finish. This is a very pretty and harmonious