Prieure Saint Jean Bebian, Prieure Rouge Size:6x1.5L A brooding and inexpressive nose

A brooding and inexpressive nose only grudgingly gives up notes of red currant

you get more structure and backbone here

It fermented in 3

the wine has quite an earthy nose of fertile loam

Prieure Saint Jean Bebian, Prieure Rouge Size:6x1.5L A brooding and inexpressive noseDark red. Pungent, nuanced nose combines spiced cherry, blackberry, violet, minerals, black pepper and nutmeg. Supple, fruity and stylish, with bright acidity and a flavor of dark chocolate complicated by a strong component of baking spices (nutmeg, mace). Ultimately a wine of modest flesh but very well made and refined. Finishes with firm, dusty tannins. Rather like a leaner styled Cote Rotie. My sample of the 1997 La Chapelle de Bebian, the estate