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The winery remains resolutely faithful to wood. The blend is composed in December and the wine is stored in barrels and racked every three months. After approximately one year, roughly midway through the maturation process, the wine is fined using fresh egg whites. It is to be noted that the wine undergoes absolutely no filtration. "Surprisingly soft for a 2002, with hints of red currants, herbs, and damp earth, this wine is medium-bodied, lean, competently made, but relatively unexciting. Drink it over the next 4-5 years. I have been waiting for this property to reassert itself since being taken over by the Roederer champagne firm. So far the early efforts have been good, but relatively uninspiring." - Rated 85, Robert Parker |
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