More and more I love Ramonet’s reds (of course I love their whites also). I thought it was just a budding love for red Chassagne Montrachet, but this was a fabulous wine. Absolutely beautiful sour cherry, spicy fruit with wonderfully fresh acidity (and I do not typically think of 2012 was a vintage for great acidity), this was not a big wine but it had plenty of fruit and was very seductive. This was really a pleasure to drink. My guess is that this wine will be “better” in five years sense that it likely will gain some complexity, but will it ever be more enjoyable to drink? Not sure.
I’ve been lucky enough to taste some much older ramonet reds with a very generous friend and colleague. They age fantastically and are really beautiful.