Millésime en cours
2021 La Muse was matured for 16 months in barrel…it's youthfully shy and fruity at this early stage, showing a touch of matchstick-like reduction. After time in the glass, it reveals a core of Morello cherry, shiitake mushroom and aniseed. The full-bodied palate is concentrated yet weightless, with restrained, just-ripe, mineral-driven fruit, abundant, grainy tannins, noticeably refreshing acidity and a spicy finish.
Surprisingly open-knit at this early stage, offering pure aromas of cassis, crushed blueberries, licorice, garrigue, earth and violet with streaks of pencil shavings. The full-bodied palate is earthy to begin, its fruit laced with truffle-like accents. Structurally harmonious, it features abundant, powdery tannins and plenty of refreshing acidity to highlight a flourish of spicy accents across the long finish.
explodes with gregarious aromas of blueberry, dried thyme and lavender, fennel, coffee grounds and truffle. The medium to full-bodied palate is light on its feet, with ultra-powdery tannins, fireworks of fresh acidity and a youthfully coiled finish featuring mineral, floral fruit.
Je ne saurai trop insister sur la singularité des vins du domaine Vérité. Ce qui est tout à fait logique lorsque l'on considère l'emplacement relativement éloigné des vignobles de Knights Valley, Bennett Valley, Alexander Valley et Chalk Hill, la diversité des sols, des typographies et des expositions qu'ils proposent et les efforts de Pierre Seillan pour mettre en valeur les caractéristiques uniques de ces terroirs.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate