Type: Sweet, Dessert
Country of Origin: France
Region: Loire
Grapes: 100% Chenin Blanc
Vintage: 2003
Style: Late Harvest Wine
Sweetness: Sweet

"The year of the heatwave. A very hot vintage with no chance of any botrytis influence.

Deep appearance. Yellow/gold with a distinct green rim. Rich, concentrated nose. Shows the influence of the vintage. Open and accessible on the palate, but one senses this is still finding itself. Very rich and highly textured with surprising freshness for the year. This continues to develop and is starting to evolve into something really special. It has a nutty, almost autolytic character of a mature vintage Champagne. The jury was always out as to whether it would be a wine for the long-haul, but this is now showing more class and potential than the 2005 vintage. The new vintage of the decade…?" Tasting Notes by Richard Kelley, Master of Wine - 2023