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Vive la difference!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs with all Larmandier’s wines it was naturally fermented. Part of this cuvée was raised in a Nomblot concrete egg and part in stainless steel, and more recently Larmandier has been also trialling amphora designed by Mizel Riouspeyrous from Domaine Arretxea. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt’s one of Champagne’s wow wines, repeatedly compared to a Chambolle-Musigny. In short, it’s a Champagne that can stop drinkers in their tracks. The 2019 is a spellbinding release built on energy and crystalline tension. Although it drinks beautifully on its own, it has the depth to go with smoked or grilled salmon. Yes, do that—you won’t regret it! This bottling was disgorged with a discreet dosage of three grams per litre. 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In 2015 Piero began to separate his oldest vines here (planted in the 1950s), for a separate old vine bottling (see below). The vines for this wine were planted between 25 and 50 years ago. Aging is the same as for the other crus (two years in Slavonian oak casks), but the wine is kept an extra year in bottle before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is clearly the most hedonistic Barbaresco in the line-up, with waves of plush fruit and very fine tannins. It offers, deep, plummy characters and all kinds of spice (cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, etc.) and a lingering, sappy close. 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The site is late ripening, usually picked 10 days after the estate’s other vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is identical to the Albesani Vigna Borgese above, but this has both more flesh and is punchier, suggesting both more tannins and acidity. Decant it and serve it in a Burgundy glass and you’ll be rewarded with a wonderful Nebbiolo loaded with character (dark cherry, honey, leather), depth and structure. 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This was naturally fermented in tank, then aged in 25-hectolitre cask for 26 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgain, this is old-school classic in terms of its fruit profile and structure. It’s medium- to full-bodied, with sweet fruit suggesting fresh plum with hints of leather, honey and iodine complexity, clove and nutmeg spice and a cool freshness. It’s intense yet elegant, with flesh and complexity. Lovely stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piero Busso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44104351875310,"sku":"21826-1500","price":247.52,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/eff1faf1-f9cc-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21826-1500.png?v=1679968933"},{"product_id":"champagne-laherte-freres-blanc-de-blancs-brut-nature-nv-base-19-disg-oct-2022-1500ml","title":"Champagne Laherte Frères Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature NV (Base 19. Disg. Oct 2022) (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp sugg=\"true\"\u003eBase 2019. 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The soils here are predominantly granitic sand—although they run deeper than in Bellevue and Corcelette—providing Bouland with a fleshier and highly aromatic Morgon to add to the range. In Beaujolais terms, it is profoundly deep, rolling out in palate-staining layers of spice-infused blueberry and blackberry fruit suffused with more smoked meat and dark, slaty mineral notes. 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Not only does the weathered sandy granite differ from the Cailloux parcel, but the slope is steeper, and the 40- to 50-year-old vines are on a specific low-yielding rootstock called Vialla—a stock well adapted to sandy, granitic or deep argilo-siliceous soils. Tasted side-by-side, the Sable cuvée is the more yielding of the two wines, with a greater width and juicier tannins than the Cailloux bottling. 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Either way, the result is impressive, with lovely purity and gorgeous aromatics. In simple terms, this is an infusion-style Gamay, with a bright, red-fruited personality, all kinds of berries and floral notes but with ink and anise kicking on the finish to remind us, along with the length and the fine powdery tannins, that this is a serious wine! About as classy and fine as Beaujolais gets.","brand":"Theo Dancer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46087953678574,"sku":"24663-1500","price":205.76,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/d1fc4b7f-42d8-ef11-ac42-028cbd361ba1_24663-1500.png?v=1737512159"},{"product_id":"roc-breia-pinot-noir-2023-1500ml","title":"Roc Breïa Pinot Noir 2023 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Roc Breïa Pinot Noir vines are a touch younger than the Chardonnay and were planted between 1970 and 1985. 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The macerations are managed very carefully, and the bottling occurs relatively early as Luca Sandrone wants to capture the finest tannins and as much fruit purity as possible (another key to understanding the wines produced here). So, time on skins varied from 15 days to up to three weeks. Total time in oak was 20-22 months, and the wine was, as always, bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s hard to remember a time when a young Le Vigne tasted so alluring out of the gates. It is fresh, translucent and totally inviting from the off, with sweet red berries, strawberry, dried orange and cedar woven throughout a finely sculpted palate framed by ripe, chalky tannins. 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