2018 Saint Romain Sous Le Château, Olivier Leflaive

In a warm vintage like 2018, the high-lying Sous le Chateau vineyard in Saint-Romain is a great source for wine showing fruit intensity with balancing freshness. 13 barrels were made, from two superbly oriented vineyards, with the wine fermenting entirely in small barrels, of which less than 20% were new. Colour is bright, green-gold, aromas being fragrant, showing intense, stony, fine fruitiness. This is a racy, splendid wine with plenty of energy and verve (for drinking 2020-2025+).