The 2004 Brut Cristal has put on quite a bit of weight since I first tasted it earlier this year
The richness really comes through on the finish
Its inky black color is followed by classic notes of smoked meats
Elegant and restrained in style
I also tasted Conterno’s first wines from his newly-acquired vineyard in Cerretta
Quinta Noval, Vintage other_regions The 2004 Brut Cristal hasThe Quinta do Noval Vintage 2003 has a gorgeous raisin, fig and clove scented bouquet with more freshness than the whole of Pomerol combined. As Christian Seely quipped, the vines are accustomed to the heat . It unfolds in the glass, gaining vigor, if not complexity, with touches of leather, California raisin and dried flower emerging. The palate is medium bodied with very supple tannins, dishing out lovely ripe and intense blackberry, leather, sage,