Gerard Raphet, Clos Roche other_regions_australia This isn’t especially dense but

This isn’t especially dense but it’s certainly very pretty and has the structure to repay up to a decade of cellaring

Lots of toasty oak on the back end but this is in balance with the fruit that drives the palate

There is excellent volume and an intense minerality present on the broad-shouldered and extract-rich flavors that display a dusty mouth feel on the impressively long and deep finish

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leather and orange peel give the wine its attractive upper register

Gerard Raphet, Clos Roche other_regions_australia This isn’t especially dense but(from a . 33 ha parcel, two thirds of which was replanted in 1982 with the remaining vines planted in the 1920s). An exuberantly spicy nose combines pretty floral and fresh red pinot fruit with floral, wood and sauvage hints. The supple medium weight flavors possess fine volume as well as excellent length if only average depth on the balanced and firmly structured finale. Patience advised in order that more complexity can develop.