the Pierro Chardonnay is infallibly consistent
The other 2013 offered in my tasting was the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Fortis
let me at least note that Soter’s employment of old heirloom selections he brought with him from California (and that long informed special bottlings under his Etude label) has without question been instrumental in the delicious distinctiveness of his Mineral Ridge bottlings
Here too there is excellent volume
Dhondt Grellet, Le Mont de Fer Extra Brut other_regions the Pierro Chardonnay is infalliblyI revisited Dhondt's 2015 Extra Brut Premier Cru Le Mont de Fer Ros on several occasions in early 2021, and I clearly underrated it last year. Wafting from the glass with scents of sweet red berries, mandarin, bergamot, spices and peonies, it's full bodied, vinous and elegantly fleshy, with lively acids and a long, intensely sapid finish. This is a beautiful bottle, and I can attest to the fact that it tends to empty all too quickly. It's also