Gilette Vintage:1983 menthol and reduction

menthol and reduction

(from a parcel of ~

(Bitouzet has 2 parcels

200 meters altitude on slate slopes where they yield minuscule quantities of grapes

and 20% Shiraz

Gilette Vintage:1983 menthol and reductionRipe, sweet and with searing acidity, the candied apricot, pineapple, mango and tangerine fruits coated with all that delicious honey hit the spot. This is a very specific, full bodied, concentrated, bright style of Sauternes, as the wine is not aged in oak. So, while you get the sweetness, there is no vanilla, caramel or fat from oak. Instead you find more purity of fruit and higher levels of acidity, with an orange peel leaning. This is a good thing