Cave Saint-Désirat – Cuvée Amandine 2018 – Saint-Joseph

The nose is fruity, finely tight and offers a fine richness, a small minerality as well as a fine grain. It reveals notes of quince, kumquat and small notes of apricot associated with touches of apple, mango as well as very fine hints of almond flowers and orange flowers. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidulous frame, finesse of the grain, tension, dynamism, small fat as well as fine suavity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of quince, fleshy yellow apple and small notes of mango associated with small touches of apricot as well as a subtle hint of crushed kumquat, racy minerality and almond flowers. Good length. A very fine varietal bitterness on the finish/persistence.