Providence Vintage:2010 which sounds extreme but bear

which sounds extreme but bear in mind this is the cooler section of the plateau back towards the border with Castillon and these soils take longer to fully ripen their grapes

The powerful and impressively concentrated broad-shouldered flavors brim with both sappy dry extract as well as plenty of minerality that suffuses the wonderfully complex and persistent finish

By no means a blockbuster (in a vintage that produced almost endless numbers of them)

Otherwise the dense

Providence Vintage:2010 which sounds extreme but bearTasted blind. Bright ruby. Very well integrated nose. Pungent with some minerally notes aromatically plus sweetness and gaminess on the palate. Just a little stolid on the palate but pretty satisfying. Spicy.