Gourt de Mautens, Vaucluse Blanc Vintage:2012 This delivers way better fruit

This delivers way better fruit complexity than the monolith Napa Cabernet cliché

There is a beguiling purity to the refined mouth feel to the delineated middle weight flavors thanks to the abundant dry extract and fine-grained tannins that mold the mineral-inflected finish

tangerine oil and hints of pastry all grace this exquisite understated Chardonnay from Hartford

It has a rather fine and lean

Reduction conceals the underlying fruit though there is excellent complexity and vibrancy to the beautifully well-delineated middle weight plus flavors that possess outstanding richness on the hugely long and youthfully austere finish

Gourt de Mautens, Vaucluse Blanc Vintage:2012 This delivers way better fruitNA