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Refers to the amount of sugar in grams per litre added to a sparkling wine.
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Refers to the amount of sugar in grams per litre added to a sparkling wine. The dosage is added in the liqueur d’expedition, the liquid used to top the wine after it has been disgorged prior to the final closure being applied.
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Pinot Noir from Morey-Saint-Denis, Côte-de-Nuits
There's a great purity & vibrancy to Magnien's wines. His Faconnières is superb! Once again there is a plethora of floral elements present on the elegant nose of red currant, cherry and pretty spice wisps. The succulent, fleshy and punchy middleweight flavors a really lovely texture that carries over to the youthfully austere and delicately balanced finale. Excellent. Drink: 2032+Allen Meadows, Burghound 91-93 Points
Albariño from Rìas Baixas, Galicia
The 2022 was MIND BOGGLING! Only 6 bottles up for grabs!The 2023 A Graña comes from a vineyard in the parish of Adina, and it has a different personality, not only because of its lower alcohol level (11.7%), contained ripeness and higher acidity but because it fermented and matured in a chestnut barrel (and 200 liters in stainless steel), kept with lees for nine months. The nose has a different profile, spicy and with notes of ... chestnut flowers?, with a slightly wild/rustic edge t
Chardonnay from Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte du Beaune
Offering aromas of white flowers, crisp green orchard fruit and toasted nuts, the 2023 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie is medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, with tangy acids and a long, saline finish.William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 90-92 PointsHere too there is a very much suggestion of the exotic with its aromas of pear and white peach along with a much broader array of floral elements. The succulent, seductive and suave medium weight flavors flash evident power
Pinot Noir from Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte-de-Nuits
There is enough reduction to suppress the underlying fruit though there is by contrast very good freshness and tension to the sleek, detailed and tautly muscular flavors that also conclude in a decidedly austere, compact and mildly warm finish. This powerful and vaguely rustic effort will also require ample patience to arrive at its full maturity.. Drink: 2036+ Outstanding ♥Allen Meadows, Burghound 91-93 NM 93-95