Domaine Lafarge Vial, Fleurie, La Joie du Palais 2019 Barbaresco this is an incredible effort

this is an incredible effort and one that will age for 35-50 years

The 2016 blend is delicate and precise in detail

this wine is revealing much more than when I first tasted it a year ago and is now showing layer upon layer of black fruit preserves

unwinding in the glass with notes of raspberries

Smoked meat greets cedar box aromas on the nose

Domaine Lafarge Vial, Fleurie, La Joie du Palais 2019 Barbaresco this is an incredible effort94 points Wine Advocate The 2019 Fleurie Joie de Palais is taut and concentrated, unwinding in the glass with notes of raspberries, cherries, sweet spices and musk. Medium to full bodied, lively and saline, it's a vibrant, mineral wine with upside for those with a little patience. As readers may remember, this 1. 5 hectare parcel of steeply sloping decomposed pink granite was planted in the 1950s. The 2019s have turned out beautifully at Domaine