This is a beautifully mature Champagne
Tasted in Wiesbaden in August 2019
dried blackberries and juicy plum with fine-grained tannins and succulent acidity that makes my mouth water
spice-accented red and dark berry and cola flavors and an undercurrent of smoky minerality
Very reticent but ripe scents of black raspberry
Colombier, Hermitage Blanc Vintage:2012 This is a beautifully matureLight, bright straw yellow. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes pear and peach nectar, honey, vanilla, toasted almond and smoky minerals. Rich and fleshy but lively as well, offering sappy orchard, pit fruit and marzipan flavors that are braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Finishes chewy, focused and long, with lingering pear, honey notes and a hint of anise. Josh Raynolds