Roux Père & Fils - Chassagne-Montrachet 2023 (750ml) Arinto

Roux Père & Fils - Chassagne-Montrachet 2023 (750ml) ArintoAromas of mayflower, acacia, and honeysuckle blend with verbena and hazelnut and in some cases toast or fresh butter. This wine boasts a profound minerality (flint). Age brings in notes of honey or ripe pear. Rounded and often opulent, its attack is instantaneous. On the palate, fleshiness is matched by mellowness, and both are equally persistent. Handpicked and undergoes traditional fermentation in oak barrels (20 25% new casks), aged for 15 16

licorice and candied flowers take on a smoky mineral aspect with aeration

While the 2021 vintage threw curve balls at every stage

If you like stickies

Rich and well-rounded in the mouth

lemon curd and peach pie on the nose

black currant preserve and plum paste notes bristling to emerge fully but held in check for now by a swath of tar

The aromatics lead with notes of bright citrus

including shellfish and seafood-based pastas and rice dishes

Training method: Spur-pruned Cordon

game birds

strawberries and blackberries

Extreme heat forges fruit with dark