the palate is beautifully nuanced and poised

this is the finest Dom Pérignon since 1996

dried mandarin peel

The bouquet is broad and wide-sweeping with a healthy succession of red berry

Fratelli Alessandria keeps its Barolo in oak casks for three years

Cos d'Estournel Blanc Vintage:2018 the palate is beautifully nuancedThe 2018 Cos dEstournel Blanc is a large step up from the Pagodes de Cos Blanc, mainly thanks to the larger contribution of Smillon at one third of the blend. It has a fresh bouquet with honeysuckle and yellow flower aromas, though it perhaps does not possess the amplitude of the previous vintage. The palate is rounded and candied on the entry with orange pith and light apricot notes, a pinch of spice on the finish. That said, again, comparing it to