Chateau Doisy-Vedrines, Sauternes, France 2013 375ml La Craie This Blanc de Blancs Premier

This Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru reveals all the know-how of the Veuve Fourny house and is a Champagne of purity

The 2023 Cervaro della Sala opens to an elegantly reductive note of flint or crushed granite before sliding gracefully into silky fruit sensations

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chewy and intense with a focused tannin backbone and intensity

quite fine tannin

Chateau Doisy-Vedrines, Sauternes, France 2013 375ml La Craie This Blanc de Blancs PremierStill youthfully rambunctious, this is packed with pineapple, ginger, bitter almond and apricot flavors. Despite the heft and weight, this has a glistening acidity and a long bitter orange and maple finish, and should unwind slowly in the cellar. 94 Pts Wine Spectator