Penet Chardonnet, Les Epinettes Vintage:2010 (90-92)/2027+

(90-92)/2027+

(from vines on the Brochon side)

Once again there is excellent volume to the serious and powerful mineral-inflected flavors that possess a sleeker mouth feel before culminating in an explosively long and beautifully balanced finale

The grapes come from La Horra

Doctor Nicolas Catena told me that he planted there out of fluke and then they realized he had discovered a treasure of a place

Penet Chardonnet, Les Epinettes Vintage:2010 (90-92)/2027+Notes of lemon oil, toasted bread, chamomile and sweet orchard fruit preface the 2010 Grand Cru Millsime Les Epinettes, a medium to full bodied, bright and fleshy wine that's concentrated, incisive and a touch youthfully austere. It's not the most charming or immediate rendition of this bottling, but I suspect time will be kind to it.