Rapet Pere et Fils, Corton Rouge other_regions_italy Jim Clendenen is one of

Jim Clendenen is one of the pioneers of the Central Coast

super concentrated and wonderfully powerful

aged for 20 months in small French oak barrels)

There is a lovely sense of energy to the nicely delineated flavors that terminate in a saline-inflected if somewhat simple finish

Rapet Pere et Fils, Corton Rouge other_regions_italy Jim Clendenen is one of(from Les Perrires and Les Chaumes et Voierosse the former has 50+ year old vines and the latter 30 to 35 year old vines). As is typically the case this is more deeply pitched with more obviously sauvage inflected aromas of various dark berries, plum, earth, game and floral hints. There is outstanding concentration and power to the overtly muscular flavors that possess plenty of palate coating dry extract before terminating in a rustic, very firm and