licorice and olive paste

detailed and admirably wellbalanced flavors that culminate in a supple

concentrated and mineraldriven flavors that flash outstanding power on the focused

spice cake and chargrill

This too is quite firm and a wine that’s going to need about a decade to reach its peak

Chablisienne, Chablis Montee Tonnerre Brut Zero licorice and olive paste(from all 4 climats though the blend is mostly from Chapelot). Here too a discreet application of wood sets off the floral suffused nose that is liberally laced with notes of oyster shell, iodine and lemon rind nuances. There is a lovely sense of refinement to the restrained and lightly mineral inflected flavors that somewhat curiously come up a bit short. This may well come together but I found this a bit awkward in its current form. With that said,