The 2018 Extra Brut Premier Cru Le Mont Benoit unwinds in the glass with scents of orange oil

A beautifully layered nose combines notes of mineral reduction

The refined middle weight flavors are also cool and energetic with very fine depth and length on the balanced finish that is unusually dry for the vintage

cool and restrained with its airy array of red currant

Ferrand, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia The 2018 Extra Brut PremierThe nose, with its licorice, cherry, black raspberry, herb and wild strawberry profile is beautiful. On the palate, the wine is rich, full, deep and with darker fruit than expected. Lush and long, with ample, silky, ripe, but not overripe fruit in the finish, this is in its sweet spot.