Paul Dethune, Prestige Princess Dethune Vintage:N.V. pine sap and dried cherries

pine sap and dried cherries

90% from clay and 10% sand (while La Vizcaína is mostly sand)

but more mineral and earthy and less fragrant than previous vintages

this full-bodied effort finishes with a soft wash of dusty tannins

much finer if decidedly less powerful flavors that exude evident minerality and underlying tension before culminating in a bitter cherry-infused finish

Paul Dethune, Prestige Princess Dethune Vintage:N.V. pine sap and dried cherriesTop Ambonnay domaine with all the famed class of this Grand Cru. 50 50 Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, base the stylish 2006+ reserve wines in solera system, creamy, ethereal, all about texture and finesse.