this is just the beginning of a long cellar life

There is good volume and richness to the solidly well-concentrated and appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent depth and length on the quite firmly structured finish where a touch of dryness appears that I suspect is attributable to the recent bottling rather than under ripe tannins

Otherwise there is good freshness and verve to the detailed and intense middle weight flavors that possess better depth than most examples along with fine persistence

This is a powerful but classy effort that

it is impossible to resist

Hattingley Valley, Kings Cuvee Vintage:2013 this is just the beginningA barrel selection that saw 30 months sur lattes before disgorgement with five grams per liter dosage and which consists of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir, Hattingley Valley's 2013 Brut Kings Cuve is showing very well indeed, offering up aromas of yellow orchard fruit, citrus oil, honeycomb and wheat toast. On the palate, it's medium to full bodied, racy and incisive, with a delicately textural attack, a pinpoint mousse and a bright spine of