Ayala, No 7 Brut

Ayala, No 7 BrutA lively, tightly knit Champagne with a citrus peel overtone, this shows delicate flavors of white raspberry, lemon curd and biscuit, with a tang of fleur de sel on the finish. Disgorged July 2019. Drink now through 2025. 150 cases imported. AN

brooding and reserved big-bodied flavors that are underpinned by firm but not aggressive tannins and excellent length

A densely fruited

fine tannins and very good length

It will age majestically

This is a big Charmes and will need ample patience if you wish to see it at its apogee

Here the nose suffers from a bit of post-bottling reduction though there is good freshness and verve to the finer

the 2013 Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti is the first wine we tasted together

with structuring phenolics that assert themselves on the long

There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the mineral and saline-inflected flavors that culminate in a moderately austere but balanced and persistent finish

Even inkier in color than the 2010

all qualities that will make it virtually hard to resist in its youth

This is a very good Pommard villages and worth considering