VINCENT SOPHIE SANTENAY LES GRAVIERES 2016 sku_2063548 Medium body that is crisp

Medium body that is crisp and lively

forming its spirits business into Beam Inc

The palate has the creamy unctuousness typical of this exceptional terroir and crunchy tannins wrapped in velvet-smooth but fresh extract

with dark rye and demerara flavors punctuated by lively hints of fresh sugar cane and exotic high notes of hibiscus and agave

sherry casks and double charred bourbon barrels

VINCENT SOPHIE SANTENAY LES GRAVIERES 2016 sku_2063548 Medium body that is crispThe 2016 Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravires, which did not need to be chaptalized, was the richest and most opulent of the three Santenay premier crus that I tasted at the domaine, though it did not quite possess the detail and precision of the Beaurepaire. The palate is a little chewy on the entry, finely detailed, structured and masculine, although I discern a little more persistence and finesse on the other two Santenays. Still, there is plenty of