100% Riesling from the monopole Clos des Capucins vineyard. Brimming with peach and apricot fruit, but also delicate notes of mandarin orange, persimmon, jasmine and chamomile. What a stunning interplay of ripe fruit, vibrant acidity and intensely salty minerality. So much drive at the finish. Still very young! 93 points - James Suckling 13.1% alcohol and 0.8 g/l residual sugar
The 2019 Château-Thébaud from Domaine de la Pépière (matured 42 months in tanks) is finesse and elegance incarnate. Revealing aromas of lemon, spring flowers, menthol and pear, it’s chiseled and taut, perfectly balanced and moderately weighted. The finish...
The 2019 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru is very promising indeed, mingling aromas of raspberries and plums with scents of rose petals, dark chocolate and baking spices. Medium to full-bodied, perfumed and tightly wound, with fine depth at the core, lively acid...