Wet windy conditions through the preceding winter and early spring lead to lower-than-average crops in 2017. A cool dry summer extended the growing season, with above average temeperatures in autumn providing ideal ripening.
100% free-run chardonnay from F-block. A minimum of five years tirage for this wine with a first disgorging in December 2023, dosage 4g/L. Pale straw with a fine, energetic bead and aromas of apple, citrus fruits, fresh brioche, sea spray, ozone, baked spiced apples and stone. Fresh shortbread tones on the palate with a crystalline acid focus, abundant energy and biscuity overtones as the wine finishes dry and stony pure, willing me to pour another glass. Wonderful drinking. - 96 points, Dave Brookes
