Classic dark berry and cassis characters with hints of chocolate and mint
this 70/30 blend of Grand Cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay aged nearly a dozen years in Goutorbe’s chalk caves before disgorgement
powerful attack is balanced by richness and a certain fullness
it has lovely spiciness on the nose—Chinese five spice and black pepper—with a core of red and black cherries and smoked meats
The 2017 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color with a magenta rim
Domaine Ostertag - Barriques Pinot Blanc 2020 (750ml) Australia Heathcote Classic dark berry and cassisPinot Blanc, rare and exciting in Burgundy, its homeland, sometimes comes off as a bit ordinary and yawn inducing to many in Alsace. There, where it is often over cropped and planted in ill suited terrain, bottlings can be bland. In contrast, the Ostertags long ago took to working their six small Pinot Blanc plotsor gardens, as they refer to thembiodynamically and by hand. Plus, in a nod to the grapes Burgundian roots, they ferment and raise their