Tarlant, Vigne D'Or Blanc Meuniers other_regions_italy

Tarlant, Vigne D'Or Blanc Meuniers other_regions_italyA finely balanced Champagne, satiny in texture and fresh, with a hint of salted almond enriching delicate flavors of black cherry, dried apricot and kumquat. Creamy finish of moderate length. Disgorged March 2018. Drink now through 2025. 50 cases imported. AN

The Bodegas wines are all blends

There is solid volume and mid-palate density to the velvet-textured middle weight flavors that terminate in a firm

in the acclaimed Greenock region of Barossa where conditions are extreme and the vines are stressed

(from 40+ year old vines aged in 100% stainless)

very elegant

the medium-bodied and concentrated flavors are even more powerful than those of the Bougros and Valmur

A touch of wood sets off complex

velvety tannins and echoing sweet blue fruit

violet and soft spice wisps

50% of purchased vineyard and the remainder subsequently planted over ten years

This is pretty but not quite as harmonious

crushed flowers and graphite give the 2016 an element of exoticism that is impossible to miss