Alexandre Bain, Pierre Precieuse Vintage:2019 glossy but buoyant palate adds

glossy but buoyant palate adds an animating tang of seedy white currant that sets up an invigorating and dynamic counterpoint with the wine’s sweetness and with the faintly jellied aspects of quince and mirabelle that feature alongside their fresh fruit expressions

sappy flowers

This is also notably ripe yet attractively fresh with a pretty combination of kirsch and black raspberry liqueur aromas that are trimmed in warm earth notes

The nose of blackberry

(from 25+ year old vines that are situated on the very highest of the 4 terraces

Alexandre Bain, Pierre Precieuse Vintage:2019 glossy but buoyant palate addsSauvignon Blanc from the Central Loire. Aged for 38 months 18 months in barrel, 20 months in stainless steel tanks. No btonnage. Certainly not fresh and simple! But it's very experimental Vin de France. A bit mealy, with real grip on the palate. Id love to know more about this unusual wine that's a bit like essence of stones. (JR)