This blend of 60% Chenin Blanc, 15% Chardonnay, 15% Cabernet Franc and 10% Pinot Noir spent 6 years on the lees. Pale straw colour. The bouquet is toasty and complex with notes of apple, pear and citrus. High acidity, soft texture and lemon custard flavour. Honey notes on the long finish.
This is a wine for lovers of tart, minerally, old-style Sancerre. Pale straw in colour with a nose of elderberries and crushed stones; medium- to full-bodied, mouth-wateringly dry with green gooseberry and elderberry flavours carried on lively acidity.
You won’t find a bigger Pinot Gris than this — unless you look for Zind‒Humbrecht. Golden straw in colour with a high-toned bouquet of peaches and honey. Full-bodied, rich and full on the palate — spicy, orange, peach and honey flavours with great length.
Made of equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, all the grapes were harvested from the top villages known as Grand Crus — hence the name. A medium gold colour and a bouquet of yeast, toast, apple, cream, lanolin, banana cream, cherry and earth beguiles. There is superb length with fresh acid rounding out the experience.
This is a stunning, mature Champagne. Light straw in colour with aromas of baked bread and toasted nuts; medium-bodied, dry and mouth-filling. A regal sparkler with mineral, apple and toast flavours that linger long on the palate.
Straw yellow. Shy nose with exotic fruit notes, beeswax, honey and a mineral edge. Ripe and rich fruity taste with a great thick, fatty but not heavy texture that remains well balanced. Equally strong finish with a hint of bitterness. This blend of Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc and Vermentino has a potential of 5 years in the cellar.
A bit of a shock at first, with generous use of oak not typical of Chablis, but wow, what a nose: honeysuckle, matchstick, lanolin, concentrated orchard fruits, sea shells and smoky minerality. It is complex, concentrated and mineral-laden on the palate with baked apple, poached pear and a touch of citrus and electric acidity for balance. Such graceful power and length through the finish.