Manoir Gay Size:12x750ml The palate impression of the

The palate impression of the middle weight flavors is relatively precise and especially so in the context of what is typical for the 2018 vintage while offering evident minerality and salinity on the balanced bitter lemon-inflected finish

this mid-weight

This is at once rich

supple and round middle weight flavors are surprisingly forward compared to how this wine is typically structured

The middle weight flavors exude a really beguiling inner mouth perfume and flashing a plenitude of minerality on the focused and almost painfully intense bitter cherry pit-infused finish that leaves no doubt that this beauty is built-to-age for the long to even very long-term

Manoir Gay Size:12x750ml The palate impression of theStill a bit tight, with a strong graphite layer holding the core of plum, fig and blackberry at bay for now. Dark licorice root, espresso and ganache flavors drive the finish, which has a muscular and still chewy edge. Cellar short term. Best from 2014 through 2022. JM