Penet Chardonnet, Les Epinettes Vintage:2010 forest floor

forest floor

The highly refined and punchy middle weight flavors possess a lovely sense of minerality before delivering fine length on the slightly lean

grainy tannins and seamless freshness delivering a very long

offering mind-boggling

buttered toast

Penet Chardonnet, Les Epinettes Vintage:2010 forest floorNotes of lemon oil, toasted bread, chamomile and sweet orchard fruit preface the 2010 Grand Cru Millsime Les Epinettes, a medium to full bodied, bright and fleshy wine that's concentrated, incisive and a touch youthfully austere. It's not the most charming or immediate rendition of this bottling, but I suspect time will be kind to it.