Benedicte & Stephane Tissot, Spirale other_regions herbal nose

herbal nose

with some lingering sweetness on the close

which is quite favorable for ageworthy wines

The nose is quite similar to that of the old vines Gevrey though here it is perhaps ever-so-slightly more elegant as the fruit slides more to the red side of the fruit spectrum

a little à la Vosne-Romanée

Benedicte & Stephane Tissot, Spirale other_regions herbal noseWhen you think you're seconds away from the superb chicken with Vin Jaune and morel mushrooms that will cleanse your palate after a marathon of tasting and running up and down the vineyards and cellars, Stphane screams, "Allez, allez, let's taste the sweet wines!" So, he pulls the cork from a 2018 Spirale Passerille a lAncienne, a Vin de Paille without the right to the appellation, a 50 50 blend of Savagnin and Chardonnay with 118 grams of residual