An expressive nose flirts with reduction yet not so much as to impair the attractiveness of the intensely floral nose where additional breadth is present in the form of orange peel
round and impressively scaled flavors possess excellent richness as well as plenty of wonderful tension before terminating in an explosive mineral-inflected finish that is quite firm and austere
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The wood treatment extends to the palate as well as on the velvety but muscular big-bodied flavors that terminate in a lightly stony
The wine comes to an explosive finale with a never-ending finish
Roger Coulon, Vrigny Blanc de Noirs Vintage:2013 An expressive nose flirts withDisgorged in October 2021 with three grams per liter dosage, Coulon's 2013 Blanc de Noirs Millsime is a blend of ungrafted Pinot Meunier and old vine Pinot Noir growing in sandy soils (which explains why the Meunier has been spared by phylloxera). Wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp golden orchard fruit, mirabelle plum, clear honey, freshly baked bread and buttery pasty, it's medium to full bodied, pillowy and layered, with superb intensity