Michael Shaps Raisin d’Être White (100% Petit Manseng) – Monticello – 2017 The first nose is very nice with purity. There are notes of cooked apple, pineapple and mango. The second nose with aeration is also very clean and clear. The tasting is sweet and delicious. We can feel the nice acidity balancing the fruitiness…
The nose is nice and fresh with black fruits and a darkness, deepness. We can also feel thanks to aeration the oaky notes which are present and well-integrated. The tasting is powerful and tannic with a nice acidity. There is a little vegetal note quite appreciable which adds to the complexity of this very (too)…
The first nose is fresh and fruity with exotic perfumes like juicy mango and pineapple. The second nose opens with more fruits. The tasting is fresh with a nice vibrant acidity. There is also a little creaminess with roundness. We feel some butter, lemon, apricot and a nice oak well integrated and balanced. The mouth…
Beautiful elegant nose, fruity, fresh, complex and beautifully delicate. A great multi-layered side. It reveals notes of dried apricot, dried peach and small almost orange paste notes associated with fine hints of pineapple in syrup as well as fine hints of spices and almost dried fruit cake hints. The palate is beautifully gourmand, elegant, racy,…
The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers a very fine grain, slightly powdered and elegant. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of boysenberry , crushed blackcurrant and small almost roasted-juicy small fruits notes associated with fine hints of cornflowers. The palate is nicely built, fresh, well-balanced, mineral and offers an acidulous frame…
Beautiful, fruity, concentrated and precise nose that offers a certain intensity/deepness as well as a nice complexity. It reveals notes of pulpy Bigarreau cherry and small notes of red plum associated with almost rose hints, pulpy small fruits, discreet hints of blond tobacco, nutmeg as well as a subtle almost undergrowth hint and vanilla. The…
The nose is elegant, complex and offers a multi-layered side as well as a discreet powdery side. It reveals notes of violet, rhubarb and small notes of camphor associated with touches of small black fruits as well as fine almost smoky hints of anise and Madagascar pepper. The palate is nicely built, fruity, well-balanced, harmonious…
The nose is elegant, precise and offers a beautiful intense grain as well as a certain power. It reveals notes of roasting, crushed blackberry and small notes of undergrowth associated with touches of crushed raspberry as well as a hint of tobacco/tobacco box. The palate is nicely built, gourmand, supple, juicy, precise, elegant and offers…
Beautiful fruity nose, elegant, precise, frank and racy. It reveals notes of boysenberry, violet and small notes of wild strawberry associated with touches of lily as well as delicate hints of star anise and an almost camphor/graphene hint. The palate is nicely built, racy, elegant, gourmet and offers suppleness as well as juiciness. On the…
Beautiful racy nose, mineral, fruity, frank, harmonious as well as delicate and powerful at the same time. A beautiful floral side. We find notes of violet, cornflower and small notes of Cubeb pepper associated with touches of small blue fruits as well as hints of black pepper and a discreet hint of zan. The palate…