Gilbert Picq, Chablis 2021 Off-the-beaten track Sparkling Citadelle Gin exudes delicate aromas

Citadelle Gin exudes delicate aromas of fresh flowers highlighted by more assertive citric scents

lemon curd

The nose full of wild berry soft tobacco and candied citrus peal

Subsequently there are dark berries

with sumptuous red berry fruits

Gilbert Picq, Chablis 2021 Off-the-beaten track Sparkling Citadelle Gin exudes delicate aromasMade from 12 different parcels, this wine is chock full of flinty seashell essence, packed with a refreshing minerality, making it a quintessential Chablis. It shows a mix of both ripe white and yellow orchard fruit, quinine and a hint of citrus zest. There is a lovely sense of tension and the medium weight flavours terminate in a bold, robust and markedly dry finale, where a bracing touch of bitter lemon slowly emerges. This is unusually powerful for