Albert Bichot (Clos Frantin), Echezeaux Clos Frantin other_regions The 2012 Château L'If from

The 2012 Château L'If from Jacques Thienpont and Fiona Morrison has a broody

high clay content soil sitting on a bed of solid rock)

raspberry and warm earth aromas

Scents of dried cherry

Albert Bichot (Clos Frantin), Echezeaux Clos Frantin other_regions The 2012 Château L'If from(from a . 99 ha parcel in Champs Traversin). This too is quite ripe with its liqueur like aromas of black raspberry, spice and floral hints that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The velvety, supple and quite round flavors coat the palate with dry extract that also pushes the moderately firm tannins to the background on the slightly warm finish where the wood resurfaces. This is unusually powerful compared to what is typical for Echzeaux