cherry compote

with no trace of overripeness

but David Powell delivers some remarkable reds and whites at prices that are more than fair for the quality in the bottle

I recommend pushing the drinking window forward by a few extra years to give the wine time to flesh out and open fully

” he told me

Louis Michel, Chablis Clos Vintage:2019 cherry compote(also from . 50 ha parcel, half of which is young vines). A ripe and less obviously exotic nose combines notes of various white orchard fruit, especially pear, with those of rose petal, citrus zest, mineral reduction and algae. The beautifully textured yet markedly intense broad shouldered flavors possess a supple and caressing mid palate that contrasts with the powerful, muscular and serious bitter lemon, stone and saline finish. Note that at least