Veuve Clicquot, La Grande Dame Vintage:2006 Crème de cassis and blackberry

Crème de cassis and blackberry aromas sufficient to fill the room emerge on the nose of Sorrel's 2017 Hermitage Le Greal

balsam herb and cola

intense and focused big-bodied and overtly muscular flavors that are beautifully precise on the incredibly backward and austere finish

A melange of dark

This wine should continue to offer gorgeous and good-value drinking for another decade

Veuve Clicquot, La Grande Dame Vintage:2006 Crème de cassis and blackberryFine burnished gold, apt for a 30 year old Champagne alive and kicking. What impresses is the fresh Chardonnay, which balances the opulence of 1990 mature Pinot opulence. A lovely interplay of those peach & quince flavours with enlivening citrus repertoire, especially citron confit; still long & vigorous. Model post disgorgement ageing since 2003. A wine for venison and even foie gras.