Penet Chardonnet, Les Epinettes Vintage:2010 grainy tannins and seamless freshness

grainy tannins and seamless freshness delivering a very long

Here too there is just a background hint of wood that does not intrude upon the wonderfully refined aromas that are airy

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this is quite a refined wine in the context of the universe of Corton grands crus and this impression is also abetted by the presence of very fine-grained tannins

Egly's 2008 Brut Grand Cru Millésime was showing as brilliantly as ever

Penet Chardonnet, Les Epinettes Vintage:2010 grainy tannins and seamless freshnessNotes of lemon oil, toasted bread, chamomile and sweet orchard fruit preface the 2010 Grand Cru Millsime Les Epinettes, a medium to full bodied, bright and fleshy wine that's concentrated, incisive and a touch youthfully austere. It's not the most charming or immediate rendition of this bottling, but I suspect time will be kind to it.