Made with 100% Chardonnay from Cramant (2022), Avize (2022) and Oger (2018), disgorged June 2024 with a dosage of 5.8 gr/l. Youthful, yeasty and smoky nose, good ripe fruit, creamy texture, steely acidity is ripe, dosage is well-judged and well-integrated, finish persists well.
Small production, only 3 hectares on north-facing vineyards. Wonderful Muscat aromatics and flavours, light (11% ABV) and fresh with a lovely lemony streak running through it, expansive finish. Delightful
Made from 100% Clairette. Full yellow colour with a golden sheen; rich but fresh nose, spices and honey, deep minerality; full-bodied (14% ABV) palate, fleshy fruit, remarkably steely acidity, lemon juice, rich bitters; complete finish, lemon and honey, Pernod, very good length. Spectacular but not over the top.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Sturdy CdP from a warm vintage, ripe fruit but not overripe, spices, full-bodied but not really big (14% ABV), well structured, lovely freshness and firm sandy tannins, complete finish, warm but not hot, very good length with a hint of mint. Could pass for a 2005 - reminds me of the Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau from that vintage.
NV Franck Bonville Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Made with 100% Chardonnay from Cramant (2022), Avize (2022) and Oger (2018), disgorged June 2024 with a dosage of 5.8 gr/l. Youthful, yeasty and smoky nose, good ripe fruit, creamy texture, steely acidity is ripe, dosage is well-judged and well-integrated, finish persists well.
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2022 Marco De Bartoli Zibibbo Pietranera 91 Points
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Small production, only 3 hectares on north-facing vineyards. Wonderful Muscat aromatics and flavours, light (11% ABV) and fresh with a lovely lemony streak running through it, expansive finish. Delightful
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2014 Château des Tours Côtes du Rhône Grande Réserve Blanc 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Made from 100% Clairette. Full yellow colour with a golden sheen; rich but fresh nose, spices and honey, deep minerality; full-bodied (14% ABV) palate, fleshy fruit, remarkably steely acidity, lemon juice, rich bitters; complete finish, lemon and honey, Pernod, very good length. Spectacular but not over the top.
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2009 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Sturdy CdP from a warm vintage, ripe fruit but not overripe, spices, full-bodied but not really big (14% ABV), well structured, lovely freshness and firm sandy tannins, complete finish, warm but not hot, very good length with a hint of mint. Could pass for a 2005 - reminds me of the Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe La Crau from that vintage.
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