Tardieu-Laurent, Hermitage Blanc other_regions_italy expansive – perfect with saline

expansive – perfect with saline fruits de mer

Billecart-Salmon's newly released 2006 Brut Le Clos Saint-Hilaire is showing well

This is a Perrière of relative finesse though one that should have no difficulty rewarding a decade plus of cellaring

balanced and with building tannic grip

yet the Pajana remains a bit of a brute

Tardieu-Laurent, Hermitage Blanc other_regions_italy expansive – perfect with salineGorgeous from start to finish, with fig, cardamom, quince paste, grilled hazelnut and allspice notes. A big, powerful style, this is richly textured, but deftly underpinned by fine acidity and a long, lingering note of Jonagold apple. Drink now through 2017. 300 cases made. JM