Macon-Chaintre Vieilles Vignes 2015 Size:750ml fine tobacco savouriness

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and this wine proves it to be true with these elegant aromas leading to luscious layered fruit flavors

The two wines are qualitatively similar but offer markedly different drinking experiences

The 2018 Corton-Charlemagne from Laurent Ponsot was still in tank at the time of my visit and destined for bottling the following week

Hand-harvested grapes are crushed and gently pressed

Macon-Chaintre Vieilles Vignes 2015 Size:750ml fine tobacco savourinessValettes Mcon Chaintr Vieilles Vignes responds well to oxygenin fact, its best decanted. I have followed this wine over several days where the fruit fans out and the latent minerality becomes more profound. It opens in the glass with aromas of citrus and orchard fruit with a lovely floral lift. The wine is medium to full bodied and has a powerful presence yet is only moderate in alcohol and has lively acids, superb purity and a long, sapid finish.