Bass Phillip, Pinot Noir Estate Vintage:2017

Bass Phillip, Pinot Noir Estate Vintage:2017The 2018 Estate Pinot Noir shows a slightly smoky, cured meat edge on the nose, no doubt from a substantial portion of new French oak, alongside hints of sous bois, cherries and beets. The fruit is sweeter and purer than in the Crown Prince bottling, more concentrated and medium bodied, with ripe, tea like tannins and bright acids on the lingering finish.

which effectively means that the Domaine owns 89% of the appellation

if not completely

Rich bramble fruit with milk chocolate

and seductively

This is Lot L033331E100008

iodine and honeycomb

focused and tight and the fine mid-palate concentration should enable it to age effortlessly

its vinous core of fruit cloaks the vintage's brisk acids to achieve real plenitude in a year that's sometimes rather tautly austere

intense and strikingly long finish

the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Réservée is a classic

The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity

It's a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay with a dosage of 9g/l