Descendientes Jose Palacios, Villa Corullon other_regions_italy Here too firm reduction knocks

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with sweet apricot fruit nicely balanced by ripe but understated acidity

Slightly higher acidity/lower ph than 2009 and more successful for it

It was made using native yeasts and minimal sulfur

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

Descendientes Jose Palacios, Villa Corullon other_regions_italy Here too firm reduction knocksThe 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