Domaine Laurent Cognard Montagny Premier Cru 'Les Bassets' 2018 (750ml) Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio

Domaine Laurent Cognard Montagny Premier Cru 'Les Bassets' 2018 (750ml) Terrazze Retiche di SondrioWhite wines from the Cte Chalonnaise are sometimes leaner and tarter than those from the Cte de Beaune despite being further south. The hilly terrain draws in cool westerly winds which delays ripening and brings freshness to the wines. Limestone soils give an underpinning of minerality and oak aging lends warmth and texture.

In a few years the aromas will evolve towards more spice

This is a finely crafted Village Cru

you'll get waves of peaches and apricots (leaning more to peach this year)

Toasted coconut (coconut rough)

the sun warming you and that feeling of freedom that only Sicily can give

The wine has well-integrated tannins

chalky minerality

by 3-4 weeks

The palate is rich and firmly structured

California’s Monterey region has an extended growing season that yields wines with full flavor development and great acid balance

and beautiful overall balance

questions lingered about the timing of picking as the juice was very ripe