Smith Woodhouse, Vintage other_regions_australia Like the Romanée Saint-Vivant

Like the Romanée Saint-Vivant

This fine effort possesses an almost chewy texture thanks to the abundant dry extract

and vibrant medium weight flavors exude a bracing salinity on the youthfully austere

As for the wines

The rich but refined middle weight flavors are less powerful than those of the Vaudésir but notably more elegant while delivering a fine bead of minerality on the impeccably well-balanced and persistent finale

Smith Woodhouse, Vintage other_regions_australia Like the Romanée Saint-VivantDark blackish purple. Rich, soft, black cherries. Very very sweet and powerful and alcoholic, so much so that it is quite difficult to even discern the tannins but they are there. Is this just a bit too brutal and raw? It is extremely young but it does have all the ingredients there.