Nicolas Potel, Clos Roche Vintage:2006 palate-staining black raspberry and mulberry

palate-staining black raspberry and mulberry flavors are framed by velvety tannins and become spicier and more energetic on the back end

Drink it now through 2014

there is a lovely spiciness to the various dark berry fruit scents

This is their warmest single-vineyard with very fine tannins

Nicolas Potel, Clos Roche Vintage:2006 palate-staining black raspberry and mulberryA flat out gorgeous nose features violets, red pinot fruit and black berry notes trimmed in a deft touch of wood that gives way to rich, full and sweet flavors that possess unusually good detail, all wrapped in a powerful, deep and exceptionally long finish. This is also impeccably well balanced and should improve for at least a decade. (92 94) 2015+