2001 TalbotColour : Red Producer : Talbot Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : St Julien Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2001 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : AG89 Vinous by Antonio Galloni Tasting Note : Medium ruby. Sappy black fruit aromas complicated by leather, dark chocolate and menthol. Fresh and primary but quite firm, even a bit austere, in the middle palate. Offers moderate density and finishes with slightly tough tannins. A

this tiny production release has incredible minerality to go with searing black and blue fruits

Colour : Red Producer : Angelo Gaja Label Name : Langhe Sperss Country : Italy Region : Piedmont Sub Region : Barbera d'Alba Variety : Nebbiolo Vintage : 2001 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : RP95 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : The 2001 Sperss is the alter ego to the Conteisa

but it is kept under control

now over a decade from harvest

Christmas cake

The wine is produced in exceptionally small quantities from the oldest and most precisely selected vines in the Ogier portfolio

and those black truffle and mineral notes surfacing towards the poised finish are entrancing

A very detailed

brooding personality

Boasts an amazingly creamy panoply of red fruit and herbal flavours that are nicely lifted by an intense inner-mouth perfume

with a rounded

according to estate manager Paul Pontallier