Estimate
...utterly brilliant...soaring from the glass in a magical mélange of pear, apple, chalky minerality, a touch of citrus oil, incipient notes of crème patissière, vanillin oak and a beautiful topnote of lemon blossoms. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with vibrant acids, laser-like focus, stunning complexity and great length and grip on the utterly seamless finish.
The palate is crisp and tensile on the entry...very discrete white peach and nectarine notes...superb persistence in the mouth...
Pungent aromas of lemon zest and crushed stone. Voluminous on the attack, then densely packed and energetic in the mid-palate, showing salty minerality, sexy restrained sweetness...savory finish mounting slowly and lingering well.
The mouth feel of the gorgeously intense and mineral-driven flavors is finer than that of the Bâtard though at the expense of a bit less power on the mouth coating and hugely long finish.