Caves de Pouilly-sur-Loire, Tonelum 2019 – Pouilly-Fumé

The wine has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity. The nose is aromatic, concentrated and complex. At the beginning, it expresses the tangy and gourmand notes of candied lemon peel, fresh hazelnut, a hint of caramelized almond, a touch of nutmeg and vanilla. We then find the aromas of crushed lemon, white peach, apricot, passion fruit, honey, apple blossom, infused lime blossom, as well as a smoky hint of flint. The palate offers a round and tasty attack, with gourmet notes of yellow peach, ripe apricot, green plum. Then, we find the flavors of honey, wax, fresh hazelnut, fresh wood in the background, toasted almond, infused lime blossom and acacia. The finish is complex, sapid and dense. Good persistence on the palate, with a pleasant bitterness, a sharp acidity, a racy minerality (a touch of flinty smokiness) and notes of juicy fresh fruit, enveloped in a delicacy of flower honey. Beautiful complexity, concentration, certain richness on the palate and a lot of liveliness.