Colombier, Crozes-Hermitage Gaby Vintage:2017 espresso and tobacco scents to

espresso and tobacco scents to round things off

dead-fruit flavors and bright acidity on the finish

Roberto Voerzio started buying prized vineyard parcels in 1982 and has since amassed one of the most important portfolios of single-vineyards (15 parcels over totaling 12 hectares) in La Morra (with Sarmassa and a piece of Cerequio in the neighboring township of Barolo)

The 2019 Chardonnay Cuvée Louisa Goldrock Estate features lush guava and candied peaches on the nose

It shows the natural complexity of a Champagne that spent eight years on the lees

Colombier, Crozes-Hermitage Gaby Vintage:2017 espresso and tobacco scents toSaturated ruby. Intense cherry and blackberry scents, along with hints of pipe tobacco, cola and baking spices. Juicy and energetic in the mouth, offering concentrated cherry, blueberry and spicecake flavors that turn sweeter on the back half. Sneaky, rounded tannins build steadily on an impressively long, spice accented finish that leaves behind suggestions of mocha and candied flowers. Josh Raynolds