2023 Vallet Frères Marsannay Blanc Bin Ends with plenty of sunshine

with plenty of sunshine

brooding monster of a masculine wine – and it is – but it certainly shows it’s feminine side on the palate – where it slips down like silk knickers

the liquid then goes through patented aroma recovery so that the finished wine is complex & delicious

and about 30% being fermented with a small number of French oak staves and the balance a “funky” ferment with lots of lees in the tank and a very slow fermentation to build glycerol and texture in the wine

Fresh floral aromas combine with characteristic sweet brioche overtones

2023 Vallet Frères Marsannay Blanc Bin Ends with plenty of sunshineMarsannay is described as 'the Golden Gate' to the Cte de Nuits and this is a classic example from Vallet Frres. Tasting Notes Soft creamy oak notes on the distinctive Vallet nose. Lemons and hints of cloves and vanilla follow with surprisingly but pleasantly taught and savoury notes; the lemon zings through and the acidity is well judged. Production Traditional practices have remained relatively unchanged both in the vineyard and cellar since Vallet