1999 Vin de Pays de l'Herault Blanc
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The 1999 Vin de Pays de l'Herault (white) has a boisterously rich nose of minerals, dried honey, and buttered toast. It's medium-bodied, intense, as well as loaded with yellow fruits, minerals, smoke, and spices. A complex wine, it also reveals exemplary focus, balance, and a long, supple finish. Vaille believes it will close down in its youth before blossoming after a few years of cellaring, something that often happens with Roussanne based wines. Drink it between 2005 and 2014. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 524-1524
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(mostly roussanne, with some marsanne and chardonnay) Pale gold color. Spicy, leesy, slightly exotic aromas of honey, clove, oatmeal and smoke. Fat, sweet, spicy and dense, with a flavor of butterscotch. Boasts a remarkably silky, oily texture for Languedoc white wine. Persistent and chewy on the back end.