The Story
Blend: Pinot Noir 70%, Pinot Meunier 30%
Description: Fruity nose (pear, vineyard peach, redcurrant), acacia honey and lime. powerful on the palate, structured, yellow and exotic fruits . Fresh, tonic, with notes of grapefruit finish.
Vintage 1996
Up to this point 1996 has been considered a fantastic vintage which produced classic wines; the best since 1990. A long, dry summer produced grapes of record ripeness with record acidity. Some, including myself, question how the 1996s are aging. The wines are generally characterized by a distinctive rather lemony acidity and very good attack, but some wines now seem terribly austere, while others already seem dangerously short of fruit. None o...
