Racines Grand Reserve Chardonnay Sparkling NV (Base 2020)

Racines Grand Reserve Chardonnay Sparkling NV (Base 2020)

Helena) exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a beautifully sweet nose of creme de cassis

The broad finish lets a hazelnut note linger

with long and polished berry notes that are enhanced by mild spice and smoky mineral notes

There is fine layering to the spiced plum

Eden exhibits copious notes of creme de cassis

This trades a bit of elegance in favor of more aromatic complexity on the cool and pure mix of red currant

but it is worth noting that it was blasted off the table by its siblings in this issue's mini-vertical

There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the mineral-inflected

Here the wood treatment is equally subtle on the restrained nose that displays fresh and cool aromas of red currant

who has done so much to raise the level of quality at Chateau Le Gay

The NV 20 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled in 2016 with a bar-top cork and 132 grams per liter of residual sugar

although the tiny production means quantities are extremely limited