Domaine Coillot, Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2018 False Bay

Domaine Coillot, Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2018 False BayThere are complexed and intense aromatics of black cherry and tayberry, olives, and sweet spice. Silky palate with a pleasant tannic grip around the edges, carries the flavours of wild cherry, earth, and leather into a long, evolving, tropical spiced finish

Unpretentiously lovely

Juicy and dense

with a hint of candied citrus peel

it has a crisp acidity and a mineral backbone

A fantastic alternative to Barolo that does much less damage to your wallet

The nose is redolent with floral

Think charcoal and wood smoke

and displays considerable structure and power

5 day pre-fermentation crop cooling at 8°C

Pair with slow cooked milk fed lamb - cordero lechal - the local favourite

Disgorged in October 2018 it has just 3g/l of sugar

The 19 aromatics that make up Citadelle are infused