L'échappée Belle (2022)

Still tight and full of tension, but a bit more generous than last time. Menthol, lemon zest, chalk, brioche, nuts. Beautiful. Needs more time for sure, but at least it's not as painfully wound up. Neat cider, baked apples, and honey in the aftertaste. Pretty much the same wine - just a touch more willing to talk.

Green apple and pear with proper brioche backing, lemon zest cutting through with a nutty touch. This stuff is so focused - all chalk and tension, acid that slices clean, bubbles fine as silk. It's still wound tight as a spring. There's reserve depth here, real purity, but it needs time to unfold. Right now it's all precision and no poetry. Give this a few years and it could turn into something utterly beautiful. The bones are perfect.