Marc Delienne, Fleurie Abbaye Road Vintage:2015 Convincing rather than just dry

Convincing rather than just dry

Vigna del Sorbo has a great track record for aging

and full-bodied

but it should hold up over the next 10 years

Marc Delienne, Fleurie Abbaye Road Vintage:2015 Convincing rather than just dryThe 2015 Fleurie Abbaye Road is superb, bursting with scents of creamy black cherries, grilled meat, dried rose petals and wood smoke. On the palate, it's full bodied, layered and complete, with a multidimensional core, considerable concentration and remarkable energy despite its rich, atypically powerful profile. When I first encountered this wine, shortly after release, it showed a touch of volatile acidity that was imperceptible in these bottles.