So bright and playful with citrus blossom, lemon curd, oyster shell, wet stone and a flinty, steely reduction. The palate is tightly knit with taut acidity and a generous yet restrained mid-palate. Delicious right now but with plenty of time ahead in bottle. From vines planted in 1986 at 550 meters elevation, spending six months in oak before bottling and 44 months on tirage. Disgorged July 2026. Drink or hold.
96 points
The fruit is entirely from the Bizot vineyard in Piccadilly Valley, an elevated site planted 1995/1996 in the village of Summertown. The fruit is fermented
So bright and playful with citrus blossom, lemon curd, oyster shell, wet stone and a flinty, steely reduction. The palate is tightly knit with taut
The 12th release of this wine, it is 100% Chardonnay from the Bizot Vineyard in Piccadilly Valley. Under Diam. 2022 was a very fine vintage