Croix, Beaune Pertuisots Vintage:2023 blueberry preserves and Black Forest

blueberry preserves and Black Forest cake

in the Luján de Cuyo department of Mendoza plus grapes from La Consulta in the Uco Valley

Orange peel and spice

Juicy and vinous

I went from larger containers to smaller ones and back again to larger

Croix, Beaune Pertuisots Vintage:2023 blueberry preserves and Black ForestThis is aromatically similar to the Tuvilains with perhaps just a bit more fruit that derives from the red side of the spectrum. The mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is not as dense though it is finer and a bit more mineral driven as well on the lightly austere, firm and compact finale that isnt quite as complex, at least not yet.