Light ruby at center leading to a watery orange-ruby at the rim.
Really a compelling nose of cinnamon, strawberry, nutmeg, allspice - quite a blast of spice here - with also a warm red fruit quality reminiscent of blend of dried plums and other fruits, nicely concentrated.
Sauve tannins on the palate, a concentration of fruit and earth flavors which expresses itself medium-broadly but not wide - a compact but substantial presence, with the oak evident in a slightly detached way.
This quality of substance yet drive continues through the finish, a pleasant tension between the desire of this wine to be piercing and precise while also richly expressive.
In the end, the acidic precision wines, bringing the expression on the palate to a more pinpoint conclusion.
A fun finale to a two-day tasting of three Chevillon wines.
It’s more well-built (without being generous - like the flash of a speeding motorcar, the wine awes without drawing you in too deeply) than the 2004 Perrieres, more definition than the 2007 Roncieres.
My favorite of the three right now.
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