Pierre Girardin Size:6x750ml Here too the nose is

Here too the nose is quite cool and restrained with its similar aromas of essence of red cherry

This robust and powerful effort is decidedly old school in style

with a gorgeous

In terms of mouthfeel

floral and pungently spicy nose features notes of plum and dark berry fruit scents that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice

Pierre Girardin Size:6x750ml Here too the nose is(50% whole clusters; one barrel produced). Like the Beaux Monts, this is sufficiently reduced to largely mask what appears to be ripe fruit that derives more from the dark side of the spectrum. More interesting are the super sleek, even silky, middle weight flavors that possess a lovely sense of underlying tension on the dusty, highly complex and even firmer finish where the only nit is a touch of warmth. Very promising.