Arlaud, Bonnes Mares other_regions_italy The palate is much better

The palate is much better with sour lemon and quince on the entry

both are excellent

Airy and cool aromas are comprised by notes of black cherry

The wine is refined

slightly oaky

Arlaud, Bonnes Mares other_regions_italy The palate is much better(from a . 24 ha parcel of 35+ year old vines in both terres rouges and terres blanches). A distinctly earthy nose features notes of red and dark currant, rose petal, violet and pretty spice whiffs. There is again excellent detail to the intense broad shouldered flavors that are shaped by dense but fine grained tannins on the hugely long, balanced and firmly austere finale. This too is built to age and a wine that will likely need 20 years to see its