Ramonet, Montrachet Vintage:2017 Impressively integrated tannins add gentle

Impressively integrated tannins add gentle support

There is suggestion of the sauvage on the ripe aromas of dark berries

dark cherry and earth along with a floral top note

despite a year in which what von Schubert described as nature’s eventual “turbo-autumn” was preceded by severe hail and an unprecedented tornado that felled 200-year-old trees and a portion of the vineyard walls – to say nothing of the toll it took on vines

The 2010 Valandraud has a well-defined bouquet

Ramonet, Montrachet Vintage:2017 Impressively integrated tannins add gentleUnlike the majority of the Ramonet 04s, this is as one would expect, which is to say reserved and primary yet classy, pure and ultra refined with a wonderfully complex if presently subdued nose of spicy white flower fruit nuanced by hints of citrus, liquid minerals and acacia blossom that continue onto the rich, intense and beautifully delineated flavors that possess exceptionally subtle wood notes on the hugely long finish. As good as the other