2021 Méo-Camuzet 'Richebourg' Grand Cru

"From a 0.37 ha parcel in Les Véroilles of 60+ year old vines save for a very tiny parcel in Richebourg proper. This is also quite restrained and requires aggressive swirling to reveal the gorgeously spicy and beautifully layered nose of cool but ripe aromas of violets, plum and exotic tea. Here too there is impressive volume to the full-bodied and opulently rich mineral-driven flavors that are blessed with a similar abundance of mouth coating sap that imparts a velvety mouthfeel and buffers the very firm tannic spine supporting the strikingly long and balanced finish. This muscular effort is terrific though like the Cros Parantoux, a wine that is going to need extended patience, (Burghound)."