Christian Moueix, Ulysses Vintage:2016 Gains weight with air

Gains weight with air

Both show graphite and licorice

-- David Schildknecht

structured age-worthy wine that should last at least 25-40 years

It is a powerful

Christian Moueix, Ulysses Vintage:2016 Gains weight with airOakville fruit but Napa Valley on the label. Fresh picked berries and bramble on the nose become focused and spiced on the palate. Nice herbal and earth notes with rocky minerality across the full length of the palate. The open fruit expression of the nose creates the expectation of a bigger wine to follow but it is classical with good restraint and an impressive sense of precision in the mouth. Beautifully done. (ECB)