Geoffroy Terre Extra Brut Millesime, Champagne, France 2009 Nosiola ripe sour cherries

ripe sour cherries

neutral oak barrels for 12 months before bottling

Really a huge amount that uncurls slowly in the glass

but we pick far sooner than the rest

Geoffroy Terre Extra Brut Millesime, Champagne, France 2009 Nosiola ripe sour cherriesThe complex nose lets aromas of red and blackcurrant and cherry burst out, mixed with a delicate and sensual oakiness and underpinned by vanilla, cinnamon and pear. Attractive scents of citrus (lemon, mandarin), peach and roasted apricot close this superb olfactory experience. The attack on the palate is pure and of rare density, punctuated by a savoury minerality. It is then the turn of the Chardonnay to reveal its palette of buttery brioche and