Chateau Maris Les Amandiers Cru La Liviniere

98 Pts BEAR Score : What a thrill. Has the fruit of Australia the structure of Cote Rotie 93 Pts W&S 93 Pts WA A sublime picture. Thats what the small plot of Syrah offers in the spring when the Almond trees of La Livinire are in bloom. This exceptional vintage has a very limited yield. Made predominantly with Syrah grapes this wine offers a bouquet of already very complex and magnificent aromas with notes of black fruit such as blackcurrant white flowers and licorice. Taste : A wonderful bouquet of black fruit blackcurrant and blackberry aromas with notes of white flowers wet rock and licorice. The mouthfeel is full powerful and caressing. Its very velvety tannic structure balances its fruity richness and generous body combining to give a lingering voluptuousness. Aging potential : 10-12 years. Vinification Fermentation at 25C and post-fermentation maceration at 28C in wooden vats. 5 weeks of maceration Aging 16 months in new barrels from the Radoux cooperage (22