Venise Cuvée Parcellaire Monopole

Quince, gunpowder, sea air, chalk. Lovely, complex, multi-layered wine that keeps shifting in the glass. Great structure - you can feel the precision in how this was made. The barrel work is spot-on: present enough to add texture and complexity, restrained enough not to dominate. This is very good and very tasty. The kind of Chenin that makes you understand why people become Loire obsessives. Give it a few more years and it'll be stunning.