2022 Chateau d'Or et de Gueules Costieres de Nimes La Bolida Rouge Petite Sirah and the best young Léoville

and the best young Léoville Las Cases I've ever tasted

revealing more graphite aromas with aeration

This fresh

Provençal style in its ripe black cherry

lending the wine a fresh

2022 Chateau d'Or et de Gueules Costieres de Nimes La Bolida Rouge Petite Sirah and the best young LéovilleDiane Puymorins La Bolida is revered as a special wine here at TWH. If you asked a staffer what they would want to put a few bottles of in their cellar and open on a special occasion, this would be a top answer. There is a profound depth of dark fruit, licorice, spice and earth, all smoothed out by time in barrel, then tank, and a dollop of Grenache. All of that, especially with some more time in bottle, gives this wine that full but supple mouthfeel