the 2018 Coteaux du Layon Moelleux Layon shows a radiant orange color and a brilliant
it has length and breadth on the palate
The complexity is obvious: a bouquet of dried fruit and hazelnut overlayed with notes of exotic fruits
Chassagne-Montrachet in the southern Côte de Beaune is one of Burgundy's greatest white wine appellations
and lower yielding parcels of the El Puntido estate vineyard
Realm Cellars The Bard Proprietary Blend 2021 Echo de Lynch Bages the 2018 Coteaux du LayonLastly, the 2021 The Bard checks in as 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah. This beauty has a killer bouquet of cassis, spring flowers, graphite, chalky minerality, and violets. This carries to a full bodied, seamless, silky, flawlessly balanced effort revealing fine tannins, a good sense of freshness, and a thrilling finish. 98 Pts Jeb Dunnuck