2014 Côte-Rôtie Le Plomb

Vivid purple. Deep-pitched aromas of black and blue fruits, olive, cola and black pepper, and a hint of candied flowers in the background. Broad and deeply concentrated on the palate, offering ripe blackberry, bitter cherry and violet pastille flavors that gain sweetness and become spicier with aeration. The floral note comes slowly on a very long, spice-accented finish, which is framed by youthfully chewy, gripping tannins.