Joseph de Maistre – Prieuré de Saint-Céols, Cuvée Valintine 2020 – Menetou-Salon

The wine has a pale lemon-yellow color. The nose is aromatic and offers a subtle minerality, a hint of bitterness, as well as juicy fruit. It expresses notes of ripe yellow peach, apricot, ripe yellow lemon, grapefruit zest, candied lime, as well as a precise mineral touch (wet stone, a hint of chalk), beeswax, chestnut honey with a delicate bitterness and flowers (lemon blossoms, apple blossoms, dried lime blossom, dried field flowers). On the palate, the wine offers a nice concentration and an expressive acidity. We find notes of fresh citrus fruits (yellow lemon, grapefruit), stone fruits (yellow peach, apricot), a touch of exotic fruits (fresh pineapple, passion fruit), flowers (apple blossom, acacia, dried lime), as well as a sweet touch of chestnut honey, beeswax and delicate spicy notes (cloves, ground vanilla). The finish is persistent, juicy and round, balanced by a lively and salivating acidity. On the finish, there are also notes of quince jam, crushed green apple and tea leaf (infusion), as well as a pleasant bitterness of grapefruit jam. A generous, balanced and complex wine.