La Violette - Pomerol 2006 Volume:3L and new oak

and new oak

precise and intense medium weight plus flavors are still vibrant and relatively tight on the sleekly muscled and powerful finish

firmly structured and mildly warm finish that goes on and on

high-class tobacco

concentrated and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors that are blessed with plenty of dry extract that simultaneously coats the palate and buffers the moderately firm tannic spine

La Violette - Pomerol 2006 Volume:3L and new oakOne of the big stories in 2006 is the resurrection of this once very good Pomerol estate now that it has been purchased by Catherine Pere Verge, who has done so much to raise the level of quality at Chateau Le Gay. From a vineyard well situated between Le Pin and Trotanoy, La Violettes 2006 is a 100% Merlot cuvee that is running on all cylinders. Considering some of the great old vintages from the fifties and sixties, it is not surprising to find