Soutard Size:12x750ml Credit high-elevation grape growing for

Credit high-elevation grape growing for this tightly wound

000 bottles were filled in July 2018

This is a lovely and understated effort that should reward 5 to 7 years of upside development

I mildly prefer the Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet because of its marginally better sense of verve but I underscore that the difference is slight and it’s obviously an open question as to how the two wines will compare over time – in sum

A moderately toasty nose combines notes of freshly picked red and dark cherries along with plenty of earth and humus characters

Soutard Size:12x750ml Credit high-elevation grape growing forFirm, strict, hard style of wine that is better on the floral, cherry, thyme and earthy, smoky nose than on the still, tannic, , crisp, palate. It's interesting that although they want to produce a modern, styled wine, this is really more in the old school, classic vein.