Pierre Yves Colin Morey, Chassagne Montrachet Chenevottes other_regions The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic

The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is a big-time winner

tobacco and cigar box profile and scorched cherry finish

A delicately spicy nose offers up gorgeously pure aromas lavender

with vines planted in the late 1990s

it performs beautifully in more difficult vintages as well

Pierre Yves Colin Morey, Chassagne Montrachet Chenevottes other_regions The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic(from Les Bondues). Soft whispers of matchstick and smoke add a bit of breadth to the ripe white fleshed fruit aromas that are trimmed in a deft application of wood. The delicious and nicely vibrant medium bodied flavors possess both a finer texture as well as slightly better precision if not quite the same richness, all wrapped in a bitter lemon suffused finish. I like the balance and generosity, and this should age effortlessly.