Etienne Sauzet, Chassagne Montrachet Encegnieres other_regions_italy The 2021 Ultreia La Vitoriana

The 2021 Ultreia La Vitoriana shows some unusual toasty notes

the Mouchère is even better

pungent flowers and incense

The palate is sharp on the entry

all wrapped in a saline

Etienne Sauzet, Chassagne Montrachet Encegnieres other_regions_italy The 2021 Ultreia La Vitoriana(from 40+ year old vines). A completely different aromatic profile is comprised by notes of petrol, crushed herbs, rosemary oil and poached pear. As one would reasonably expect, there is better volume to the caressing, round and rich middle weight flavors that possess acceptable vibrancy on the bitter lemon inflected finish that is a bit short. I suspect that the recent bottling has upset the balance somewhat and my rating offers the benefit of the