“A finespun wine” 95 Points – Shanteh Wale | Wine Pilot

The tenth release of the Blanc de Blancs, fruit is grown in the Summertown, Bizot vineyard in the cool reaches of the Piccadilly Valley. Primary fermentation in tank and 3.5 years in bottle prior to disgorgement. A low dosage of 5g/L and a total of 4 years on lees. 

A finespun wine of white flowers, lotus and crab apple blossoms. White peach and rainier cherries. There is a razor edge to the acidity, not shrill but powerful and driving the citron fruit home. Some subtle chalk and white sandstone minerality. Almond biscotti and shortbread in the finish. This is extremely youthful and only just beginning to reveal its crumbly biscuit and autolysis shades. A lovely wine for drinking now with raw scallop crudo or in another 15 years with some puff pastry onion tarts.