Made reductively in order to maximize the fruit personality
of the vintage, the 2009 shows more marked fruit aromatics than usual, while
maintaining the typical Southern Right balance of Old World minerality and
length with hints of New World palate coverage and body. 2009 is a wine that favors
origin expressive individuality, minerality and palate complexity ahead of
pure, pungent varietal aroma. A larger percentage of fruit from clay-rich soil
in 2009 has added an intense mid-palate structural component and addition
overall complexity to this wine. – Winemaker’s Notes
