Cedric Bouchard, Roses de Jeanne Cote de Bechalin Vintage:1000 painfully young Cristal that will

painfully young Cristal that will require considerable patience

vivid wine from the first taste

with an open-knit nose that's generous

There is bacon fat and pure berry fruit and spice for days… I’ve recently looked at a previous vintage of this wine alongside an older but immaculate Chateau d’Ampuis

serious and complex finale that is also clearly built-to-age

Cedric Bouchard, Roses de Jeanne Cote de Bechalin Vintage:1000 painfully young Cristal that willThe 2011 Blanc de Noirs Cte de Bchalin is terrific, mingling notes of citrus zest and orange oil with red apple, white flowers and pastry cream. On the palate, it's full bodied and textural but incisive, with excellent concentration, lively acids and a characteristically delicate mousse, concluding with a long and precise finish. Disgorged in April 2018, this derives from a southwest facing lieu dit with clay limestone soils. Since it spends six years