Tasted July 2016

The wine's best asset is the intact and vibrant quality of the primary fruitso presented now

This bottle was slightly past its prime

Note that my predicted range offers some benefit of the doubt though what is clear is that the underlying material is not at the standard displayed by the Richebourg

it's pure class on the palate and has an ethereal texture

Coutet Cuvee Madame other_regions_italy Tasted July 2016The 1995 Coutet Cuve Madame has a less flamboyant bouquet than other vintages, quite tight at first with dried honey, pain dpices, barley sugar and wax resin aromas. The palate is well balanced with a viscous, waxy textured opening, quite spicy in style, very well balanced and fresh, quite mineral driven, with that Manuka honey lingering long on the finish. Excellent. (145gm L residual sugar, 3. 5gm L total acidity, 13. 5% alcohol). Neal Martin