Jean Fournier, Marsannay Clos Roy Rouge other_regions A bright yellow/straw color

A bright yellow/straw color

The Ultreia bottling that called my attention from the moment the wines were poured is the 2021 Ultreia Paluezas

the 2019 vintage was a return to a classic growing season in the Willamette Valley

The 1963 is very

warm earth and an unusual hint of hoisin

Jean Fournier, Marsannay Clos Roy Rouge other_regions A bright yellow/straw colorA discreet touch of wood is present on the ultra fresh nose of plum, dark cherry and earth that also displays vague hint of just ground coffee. There is a bit more volume to the sleeker and denser flavors that possess more power and a pungent minerality, if not the same finesse, on the sneaky long finale.