A blend of 51% Chardonnay and 49% Pinot Noir. Crisp and cool, fresh and juicy, bright lemon fruit, elegant style, I am almost tempted to say very French, four years lees ageing provides a seamless silky touch and add conplexity, Pinot Noir brings weight and depth, dosage of 9 gr/l is well-integrated. Exactly what you'd expect a Californian Taittinger to be.
Goldridge soil, vineyards just eight miles from the Pacific, 14.5% ABV. Ripe but bright and fresh Pinot Noir fruit of red berries, clean as a whistle, floral, very pure, beautifully judged subtle oak, gentle oak tannins provide just the right amount of grip and smoke, has lovely freshness and minerality, balance and tension; very good length with delicious notes of peaches and cream.
Exemplary, classic Jurançon, fresh and floral nose, lime and passion fruit; rich but fresh palate, medium sweet and with noticeable bitters, mineral and energetic, passion fruit; finishes with apple and sweet pear, good length.
2010 Domaine Carneros Brut 91 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
A blend of 51% Chardonnay and 49% Pinot Noir. Crisp and cool, fresh and juicy, bright lemon fruit, elegant style, I am almost tempted to say very French, four years lees ageing provides a seamless silky touch and add conplexity, Pinot Noir brings weight and depth, dosage of 9 gr/l is well-integrated. Exactly what you'd expect a Californian Taittinger to be.
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2012 Joseph Phelps Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Goldridge soil, vineyards just eight miles from the Pacific, 14.5% ABV. Ripe but bright and fresh Pinot Noir fruit of red berries, clean as a whistle, floral, very pure, beautifully judged subtle oak, gentle oak tannins provide just the right amount of grip and smoke, has lovely freshness and minerality, balance and tension; very good length with delicious notes of peaches and cream.
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2012 Charles Hours Jurançon Uroulat 91 Points
France, Southwest France, Jurançon
Exemplary, classic Jurançon, fresh and floral nose, lime and passion fruit; rich but fresh palate, medium sweet and with noticeable bitters, mineral and energetic, passion fruit; finishes with apple and sweet pear, good length.
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