Chartogne-Taillet, Couarres Extra Brut Brut Zero showing outstanding focus and slow-building

showing outstanding focus and slow-building tannins

Only the odd aroma prevents a higher mark

This is more pliant from bottle than it was from barrel a year ago

” he notes

This is a vintage Billecart with more-than-usual upside

Chartogne-Taillet, Couarres Extra Brut Brut Zero showing outstanding focus and slow-buildingIssuing from the single vineyard site of Les Couarres in Merfy, with sandy and clay rich soils over limestone, this Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend tends to be one of the most expressive wines in its youth. Yields from this plot of vines are often the most generous and are usually controlled by extensive de budding. In the cellar, Les Couarres is more prone to oxidation than his other wines, so barrels are regularly topped up (in contrast to Les