Delas, Hermitage Bessards Vintage:2016 smoky and gently tannic finish

smoky and gently tannic finish

some larger vats

showing restraint and incipient elegance along with underbrush and hints of truffles

Once other people begin tasting this wine

Delas, Hermitage Bessards Vintage:2016 smoky and gently tannic finish(aged in 70% new oak for 18 months), Inky ruby. Sexy, highly perfumed aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur, peppery spices and fresh flowers, backed by a hint of olive. Supple and appealingly sweet, offering intense, deeply concentrated blackberry and violet pastille flavors and a suggestion of star anise. Finishes pure, sweet and energetic on the penetrating finish, showing outstanding focus and slow building tannins. Josh Raynolds