La Tour Figeac - 2001 (750ml) Size:750ml in used 500-liter oak barrels

in used 500-liter oak barrels

the 2003 exhibits a deep plum/ruby/purple color

A very distinctive red

structured and sinewy

racy tannins provide the backbone for the 2008 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe

La Tour Figeac - 2001 (750ml) Size:750ml in used 500-liter oak barrelsThe finest wine yet made by this estate run by Stephane Derenoncourts wife, Christine, this blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc tips the scales at 14+% alcohol. It exhibits copious aromas of blueberries, raspberries, asphalt, truffles, charcoal and a hint of graphite. Full bodied and powerful with low acidity, excellent freshness and precision, and deep, glycerin imbued, high octane flavors, the vintages tell tale voluptuousness and opulence