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“A step up from the regular bottling, the full-bodied 2019 Vieilles Vignes is a stunner. Prominent licorice, black plum, wood smoke, vanilla and crushed rocks are all pushed forward. Powerful and concentrated, the 2019 demands at least two more years in bottle for the tannins to soften. After aging for one year in new oak barriques, the 2019 spent two years in large 80-hectoliter”