Clos Roche Blanche
Loire, France
Touraine
Gamay Noir
2003
$13.99
12.0%
Clean reddish brick to clay color, hint of orange at the rims, looks fully matured. Nose of shoe polish, tomatoes, vegetal matter, this very slow to blow off in favor of cherry pits, raspberries, on the whole comes off as inert. Medium-bodied plus, featuring pickle and brine, tomato, twigs and leaf matter. Still tannic but not necessarily green, more stony. Has a core of maraschino cherry, strawberry fruit and echo of white grapefruit citrus and floral perfume. Shows more balance than expected and with no adverse astringency. (Composite Cork)
87 points