Hudelot Baillet, Bonnes Mares Vintage:2011 As it was from cask

As it was from cask this is more restrained than usual and it requires aggressive swirling to coax the pure and spicy essence of red berry fruit aromas to emerge from the glass where there is a slight hint of herbal tea present

intense and precise flavors that possess ample punch and vibrancy on the complex and moderately tannic finish

I was really looking forward to the bottled version of the 2018 Pingus after a great showing of the cask sample last year

This has great potential

Hudelot Baillet, Bonnes Mares Vintage:2011 As it was from cask(from a . 123 ha parcel of 80+ year old vines situated mostly in terres blanches; about 600 bottles are produced each year). This is the only wine in the range to exhibit any reduction and here its enough to dominate the fruit. There is excellent punch, power, size and weight to the big bodied and muscular flavors that terminate in a balanced and impressively long finale that could again use better depth.