2017 Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny "Le Bourg", Loire Valley, France

His vineyards perch at Austria’s far eastern edge

acquired the property in 1930

The palate is flexible

nutty sweetness that complements the wines beautifully

Dried elderflowers (Sambucus nigra)

Because of the insistence on harvesting perfectly ripe grapes (which is not generally the case in Champagne)

having been established in around 600 BCE

with cool winds blowing off the Atlantic and no polluting industries whatsoever

then injected with CO2

The estate owes them the foundation on which Montrose builds its image today and its unique place in the world of exceptional wines

the first vintage having been in 1999

Bottling is without fining or filtering and is the only point at which the wine receives a touch of sulfur