Gauthier Soho
Tasted Tuesday, July 12, 2011 by Rupert with 709 views
A splendid lunchtime offline which reinforced what a superb, reliable and characterful wine Montebello is. The char and vanilla of the Ridge oak is quite distinctive, and the fruit is quite berried - smoke, berries tobacco are the word which keep cropping up in the notes. The wines today confirmed how gracefully the wines age - the tannins gradually melt, the texture gets silkier and the flavour soars.
1996 Philipponnat Champagne Brut Clos des Goisses
France, Champagne
Sweet, damp wool, oxidative, the palate gentle and wimpishly sweet
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