Le Petit de Mouton-Rothschild 2009 Size::1 Bottle The Lords of Ribeaupierre and

The Lords of Ribeaupierre and the Benedictine monks were the first to utilise the abundance of natural resources: with its south facing slopes and varying top soils

nettle and hazelnut notes

Surprisingly powerful and structured for this money

The Clos Derrière Vieille (behind the old village hospices) is naturally fenced by woods

The hot summer of 2006 has added an additional layer of concentration to the traditional Vesuvio velvety richness and depth

Le Petit de Mouton-Rothschild 2009 Size::1 Bottle The Lords of Ribeaupierre andNature was particularly kind in 2009, providing conditions that favoured the vegetation cycle and helped the grapes to reach full maturity. Winter was a little colder than usual, though in the period to March the region had 204 hours of sunshine more than the average for the last thirty years. April was very wet and May often stormy. Flowering took place rapidly and evenly around 5 June. Summer set in from mid June, bringing remarkable levels of