$400.00
On the nose, warm golden deep lemon hints with some minerals and flint to be found.
In the glass a deep translucent, warm shimmering inviting golden glow.
In the mouth minerals and wooded honey are wrapped in a light lemon zest. Washing the plate with an enticing dry lemon richness hinting at green apples, a nicely structured wine with good length and a deep round mouth feel that finishes with clean acid washing the plate dry.
A great bottle of Chardonnay, showing that the French are still the masters of this verity.
Unfortunately for most of us just reading about fine wines, is about as close as we going to get to drinking them.
The prices are out of control, as the price tag does not always indicate the quality of the wine inside the bottle, as I have discovered over the past month or so.
Keep clear of Bankers yes, I said Bankers not Wankers that have turned importers of French wines thinking they are experts and there is money to be made by bringing in dull wines and charging Raveneau prices.
Having said that, I am now more than ever before looking at different or diverse grape verities grown in Australia and have tasted a few at $35.00 retail that I would sell with confidence, our future wines are looking exciting, different but nevertheless exciting.
I cannot afford to buy good French wine anymore, even at the cost price.
And that for me is sad, very bloody sad.
Once again pointless to give a wine like this a rating as it is perfection. I would like to point out that this is at the bottom of the list in the Raveneau range.
The importer of this wine once told me, you should not drink wines like this under 10 years of age. Well, he was right as it certainly still has some time ahead of it, the acid was most certainly in balance with the rich fruit. Looking forward to the next bottle.
The Food:
I enjoyed this wine with pan-fried Atlantic salmon on saffron rice & a salad garnish.
Remember; Keep clear of Bankers that have turned importers, as no good will come of it.
Michael Lillis
The Rot has set in.
