TASTING NOTES

After starring at this year’s state banquet for Chinese Premier Xi Jinping at Buckingham Palace, there is considerably more awareness of the senior white in the d’Angerville line-up. In 2014 there seems to be added confidence to what was already an engaging, alert style. Floral notes overlay a sweetly fragranced, white fruit-driven mid-palate with saltiness on the finish. There is...

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot. On the nose an alluring perfume of new leather, sour cherry and wild mushrooms form an ethereal halo over the spiced richness of the body of the wine, steadily drawing you in. On the palate, the vibrant seam of acidity and finely grained tannins provide a chiselled framework for the rich dark...

TASTING NOTES

This vineyard has less iron than most of Pommard, and is 50% down in volume from 2015.  The nose shows red fruit with spicy notes.  The flavours are of bright red fruit and are very focussed on the palate.  Balanced with fine tannins and good acidity, this is more delicate than typical Pommard and should drink from 2020.Armit Wines

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

The higher sand content in this vineyard encourages a more supple, less structured wine and this extra finesse and fluidity allows it to make friends quickly. On the palate, there is exceptional energy here with complex aromatics lifting off one after the other. The intensity on the finish is initially a surprise after the breeziness of the attack but it...