The Grand Vin is usually a blend of 60% Semillon, 36% Sauvignon Blanc and 4% Muscadelle,fermented in steel, followed by extensive aging in French Allier Oak about 1/3 of which is new. "An attractive straw-lemon hue, bright and vibrant but perhaps not the depth that I seem to recall in some other wines of this vintage. At present the nose is just delightful, full of rock dust and orange peel, talcum and smoke, flower petals and fragrant rose water. The palate has plenty of density, a creamy and rounded nature despite a rather light texture, and a great purity around that rock dust character again. Quite a complete, elegant, vivacious style through the midpalate with nuances of citrus fruit, bitter lemon, ripe melon and crystalline pineapple. A simply gorgeous wine, although it shows little in the way of botrytis for such a great vintage, and yet it charms in other ways." Chris Kissack, 17.5 points.

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Product Code: S1765