Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1990 ruche di castangnole monferrato The "Thevenet method" for Vire-Clesse

The "Thevenet method" for Vire-Clesse stands in two ways

but smart money is on giving bottles 2-4 years of bottle age and following for 10-15

with 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot in the blend

Saint Pourçain is a small growing region not very far from the geographic center of France

preserved lemons

Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1990 ruche di castangnole monferrato The "Thevenet method" for Vire-Clesse"This wine is just beginning to drink spectacularly well. The rustic, big, thick 1990 is Californian in its orientation. It is loaded with flavor, but the tannin is coarser when compared to the seamlessness of the 1991's." 94 points Wine Advocate