Glaetzer Godolphin - 2004 (750ml) Volnay this first-growth-like effort is more

this first-growth-like effort is more developed than the uber-powerful 2010

but is rather a wine built on polish and elegance

sweet perfume of black currants intertwined with licorice

An iconic wine as well as a remarkable achievement

This wine still has a very saturated opaque ruby/purple color that is far less evolved than almost any other 1985

Glaetzer Godolphin - 2004 (750ml) Volnay this first-growth-like effort is moreThis nearly perfect wine, made from 70% Shiraz (105 to 115 year old vines) and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon (60 to 90 year old vines), was cropped at a minuscule . 5 to 1 ton of fruit per acre, and spent 15 months in French oak prior to bottling. Its gorgeously sweet, pure nose of crushed rocks, blueberries, cassis, and minerals soars from the glass. Floral like black and blue fruits, an inky purple color, and nearly endless depth and persistence on the