Numanthia Vintage:2001 This is a very good

This is a very good Morey villages that is also fashioned in an understated style

A superb chenin

this is a vintage to put away and forget for at least 5-6 years

followed by a note of black tea on the finish

More interesting are the super-sleek and intense larger-scaled flavors that are admirably concentrated and quite powerful if perhaps a bit less mineral-driven than usual on the sappy

Numanthia Vintage:2001 This is a very goodDark violet. Spicy dark berry aromas are complicated by orange peel, cinnamon and clove. Medium bodied black raspberry and cassis flavors are given an exotic accent by Asian spices and violet pastille. The silky tannins are almost overwhelmed by the wine's spicy fruit. Finishes brisk and long, with an echo of cracked pepper. Josh Raynolds