Benedicte & Stephane Tissot, Spirale other_regions_italy

Benedicte & Stephane Tissot, Spirale other_regions_italyWhen you think you're seconds away from the superb chicken with Vin Jaune and morel mushrooms that will cleanse your palate after a marathon of tasting and running up and down the vineyards and cellars, Stphane screams, "Allez, allez, let's taste the sweet wines!" So, he pulls the cork from a 2018 Spirale Passerille a lAncienne, a Vin de Paille without the right to the appellation, a 50 50 blend of Savagnin and Chardonnay with 118 grams of residual

muscular and serious bitter lemon

dried herbs and underbrush

An earthy and overtly sauvage nose offers up notes of both red and dark currant aromas

There is also a pronounced

it opens with flinty reduction that gives way to cranberry

This isn’t elegant but it’s still quite good

plush finish

This is a wine that could actually be enjoyed young though I would advise holding it for another 5 to 7 years first

1% alcohol under its remarkable concentration and intensity

The luxurious finish is creamy and well-spiced

delivering ripe flavors and depth

Coming from the Dundee Hills