Daniel Chotard, Sancerre Marcel Henri other_regions

Daniel Chotard, Sancerre Marcel Henri other_regionsSuch a sweet, juicy nose like apples and peaches blitzed up fresh, together. Mouth watering. Exploding with juice and hopping all over the place spilling apple juice, pear juice, peach juice. Yet there is also a tiny spicy edge, like quince peel, like peach skin. The acidity is radial. It takes up every bit of space and lights up the corners. GV (TC)

Like several wines in the range

the 2017 Chardonnay Nuits-Blanches au Bouge is medium-bodied and silky

I don’t see the Bernardot as a super long-term ager

Finishes impressively long and bright

It is quite simply one of the most stunning

it's based on the 2014 vintage with 46% vins de réserve from nine different vintages and the addition of 6% as a red wine

crisp yellow orchard fruit

A mouth-filling vinous palate

particularly on the firm

The grapes finished a slow and steady ripening process over an extended growing season

and I suspect few Riesling lovers cellar their Müller Kabinetts more than a decade anyway

the 2010 Pinot Noir Cerise is rich