2017
3x1.5L
DP
£949.22
vintage
Broking
2017
3x1.5L
DP
£949.22
The nose seduces straightaway, really fine tuned but floral and open notes of citrus blossom and honeysuckle. The palate is equally fragrant and alluring. Generous but so fine, a real touch of class to the ripe fruit flavours of mirabelle, citrus, honeysuckle and violet. Gentle, graceful yet so persistent. A subtle minerality adds poise and interest to the perfumed fruit. Exquisite. Only 20% of this is aged in new oak and the barrels are a mixture of barriques and larger demi-muid barrels so that oak does not influence the flavour profile of the wine too much. The vines are 50 years-old.
Etienne is one of Burgundy's great purists, his long-lived wines may need time but they are some of the most honest and terroir-driven wines in Burgundy. The wines are fermented using all or partial whole bunch vinification depending on the vintage, élévage is long and slow in their cold cellars and percentages of new oak are low, rarely more than 50% even for Malconsorts. From some of the most vivid, intense Beaune's there are to perfumed, stylish Volnays and silky Vosnes Romanee, Etienne makes a borad range of some of Burgundy's most polished wines. The Domaine's policy on white wines is to pick as early as possible, as soon as the fruit has just approached ripeness, resulting in tense, fine wines with alcohols rarely more than 13%
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