There is also a touch of oak on the palate where the saline and intensely mineral-driven middle weight plus flavors display outstanding length and very fine depth on the well-balanced finale

A less earthy and more elegant nose displays aromas of red currant

with a perfumed

The full-bodied palate packs in the flavor layers with the voluptuous fruit superbly framed by firm

The flavors are precise and concentrated with enough silky tannin to suggest that another 2-3 years of bottle age would allow further evolution

Rollin Pere et Fils, Pernand Ile Vergelesses Rouge Brut Zero There is also a touch(two thirds of this is from 65 year old vines and the other third is from 10+ year old vines, aged in 25% new oak). As is usually the case, this is the most elegant red in the Rollin range with a refined nose of various red berries, in particular currant, along with pungent stone notes though interestingly in 2010 there is a hint of the sauvage that is not usually present. The cool and ultra pure middle weight flavors benefit from wonderfully fine