Descendientes Jose Palacios, Villa Corullon other_regions_italy Seems distinctly cleaner than a

Seems distinctly cleaner than a bottle of the '98 I tasted last year

“It’s hard to imagine a much greater contrast in the Pinots between the character of 2010 and that of 2009

Here too firm reduction knocks down the fruit

The wine is clearly ready for prime time drinking

It was made using native yeasts and minimal sulfur

Descendientes Jose Palacios, Villa Corullon other_regions_italy Seems distinctly cleaner than aThe 2004 Corullon is a more structured effort from hillsdide vineyards. It has fragrant aromatics of flowers, cassis, raspberries, and a touch of minerality. The flavors are precise and concentrated with enough silky tannin to suggest that another 2 3 years of bottle age would allow further evolution. It should drink well for 8 10 years thereafter. This estate was started in 1998 by Alvaro Palacios. It has steep hillside vineyards and 60 to 100 year