Certan de May de Certan - 1979 (750ml) Etna The rich aroma includes hints

The rich aroma includes hints of cocoa and vanilla

the eponymous Jim Beam in Clermont and the Booker Noe distillery in nearby Boston

The attractive dark ruby/purple color is accompanied by sweet aromas of cassis

This wine at $40 is a tremendous value

It spent 19 months in 50% new French oak prior to bottling

Certan de May de Certan - 1979 (750ml) Etna The rich aroma includes hintsA brilliant wine from this generally unappreciated vintage, Certan de Mays 1979 remains relatively youthful in its appearance (a dense, saturated, dark plum ruby with only a bit of lightening at the rim). The wine has a sweet nose of truffle, barbecue spice, earth, and black cherry currant fruit. Medium to full bodied, with good acidity, moderate tannin, and a surprisingly long, layered finish, it is a very strong, vigorous, muscular wine that has