Combier, Crozes-Hermitage Clos Grives other_regions_italy apt for a 30 year

apt for a 30 year old Champagne – alive and kicking

with fresh cherry

load up on one of the finest recent vintages from the estate

It’s neat and precise and drinking well now

it’s the degree that matters and whether the nose would bother most people is hard to judge but it did me

Combier, Crozes-Hermitage Clos Grives other_regions_italy apt for a 30 yearThe 2012 Crozes Hermitage Clos des Grives shows a night and day different style than the 2013 and is upfront, ripe, exuberant and sexy, with medium to full bodied notes of black raspberries, violets, flowers and spice. As with a number of these wines, it has a whiff of detracting volatile acidity, yet remains a terrific drink.