this wine continues to remind me of a California fantasy blend of La Mission-Haut-Brion and Cheval Blanc
beautifully delineated layers of fruit
it has a rock-solid backbone of fantastically ripe
grainy texture with a lively backbone and loads of earthy layers
camphor and subtle spicy oak
DRC Echezeaux 2006 750mL Italy this wine continues to remindDrunk in Burgundy from a French source, this bottle of the Domaine de la Romane Conti's 2006 chzeaux Grand Cru was showing extremely well, opening in the glass with aromas of raspberries, cherries, spices and rose petals, framed by a deft patina of high quality new oak. Full bodied, voluptuous and layered, it's rich and muscular, with lively acids and plenty of powdery tannin. To my taste, this is still a decade away from maturity, though it is