“Among the starter-GVs I offer, this one is the creamiest, and I’d suggest it for the taster who isn’t sure he “likes Veltliner.” And yet this ’17 is unusual and seems to herald a change; it’s less tapioca and oatmeal and corn-sweet, and more brassica, racier, closer to Bründlmayer in style, like a somewhat more muscular Kamptaler Terassen.
Located in the winemaking village of Nierstein, Germany (Rheinhessen), Weingut Georg Albrecht Schneider has been making terroir-driven wines for seven generations.
80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir
Veuve Fourny & Fils is located in Vertus in the Cotes des Blancs, the long hill renowned for it's fine Chardonnay-based Champagnes.
Wine Spectator
Coated with unctuous linzer torte, warm plum sauce and pure cassis fruit flavors, while notes of maduro tobacco, mint, green fig and toasted anise flitter throughout.
One of the rare Champagnes to finish it's malolactic fermentation, the Cachet d’Or or Golden Seal is a robust and creamy style with plenty of texture and complexity.
