this red is reserved yet harmonious and structured

supple-textured

sweet soil tones and pencil shavings

smoke and iodine

It will be interesting to see how this ages

Prieure Saint Jean Bebian, Prieure Rouge Size:6x1.5L this red is reserved yetDark red. Pungent, nuanced nose combines spiced cherry, blackberry, violet, minerals, black pepper and nutmeg. Supple, fruity and stylish, with bright acidity and a flavor of dark chocolate complicated by a strong component of baking spices (nutmeg, mace). Ultimately a wine of modest flesh but very well made and refined. Finishes with firm, dusty tannins. Rather like a leaner styled Cote Rotie. My sample of the 1997 La Chapelle de Bebian, the estate