Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_italy with steadily building tannins and

with steadily building tannins and lingering florality

First produced in 1982

Reveals hints of chalk

The Vietti 2016 Barolo Ravera sees fruit from Novello in a site that faces the Novello castle up on the hill in the distance

Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_italy with steadily building tannins andThe bottled 2018 Arbois Chardonnay Grand Courolet comes from a plot that used to belong to Robert Aviet. The wine has a spicy nose with balsamic notes of aromatic herbs, medicinal and toasty, quite showy, like it might have had the effect of some yeasts, as it sometimes makes me feel like there are some notes reminiscent of a Vin Jaune. It's a bit peaty and smoky, round and ripe and with integrated acidity.