and impressive concentration

This delicious effort is definitely not a classic Nuits but it’s attractive all the same

with grainy tannins and firm acidity

The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has a much simpler bouquet than the 2014 Pape-Clément

yet the long growing season helped the extraction of velvety tannins

Huet, Vouvray Mont Demi Sec Vintage:2008 and impressive concentrationPebbly silex and green clay is probably the most exciting soil for the off dry style of Huet's Le Mont Chenin Blanc. The 2016 Vouvray Le Mont Demi Sec is a very good example. It opens with a clear, precise and smoky nose of crushed stones whereas the tropical fruit aromas remain discreet in the background. On the palate, this is an enormously pure, salty piquant and delicate Vouvray of remarkable class and finesse. The wine has intensity, tension,