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| Community Tasting Notes | | Tasted by Clemster on 12/10/2023: “Les Trois Chênes” comes from a tiny south-facing parcel of silex and sand that was planted by Vincent Ricard’s grandfather in 1947. The grapes are harvested entirely by hand, with strict selection in the vineyard and winery, and are barrel-fermented, then matured in used 400-liter barrels for eight months. The 75-year-old vines, and the long maturation in neutral barrels with frequent batonnage result in the wine’s creamy, pillowy texture: a rounder and fuller counterpoint to racy Sancerre. But the wood never distracts from the aromas of ripe forelle pears, white peaches, and buckwheat honey that sometimes alternate with fleeting suggestions of blanched almonds, dried parsley, jasmine, and crème fraîche, as the nose evolves in the glass. On the palate, the briny, sea salt-seasoned flavors of ruby grapefruit, satsuma oranges and lavender are interwoven with firmly hewn salty silex minerality
Goat cheeses, crudité, and butter-laced seafood preparations (Coquille St. Jacques!) work very well with this wine. (90 views) |
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