de Saint-Gall, Orpale Blanc de Blancs

de Saint-Gall, Orpale Blanc de BlancsThis is a beautifully mature Champagne, with ripe Chardonnay from the Ctes de Blancs now just hinting at toastiness. The wine's freshness is still apparent so that the balance with maturity is just right. Drink this fine wine now, but also age. Roger Voss

dark and packed with smoldering black and red fruits

I guess you could say that this is a Lafleur that has “grown up” in recent years but it has something up its sleeve for those prepared to wait another decade

A riper style

Silky and medium in body

concentrated and muscular flavors possess unusually good refinement in the context of what is typical for the appellation while delivering breathtakingly good persistence on the well-balanced finish

iodine and violet scents that blossom in the glass

the Cariad has quite a bit more Franc than is typically the case

The medium plum-colored 1999 Monbrison displays elegant

featuring beautifully knit layers of black and red fruits

refined and gorgeously delineated flavors supported by an almost pungent minerality on the textured

This is an utterly charming and noble Saint-Émilion

There is outstanding concentration and muscle to the punchy medium weight plus flavors that conclude in a beautifully long and notably firm finish of focused power and seriously good depth