2020 Cri de Coeur Savagnin

If there’s a wine/style I look forward to every year, it’s this one. The ’20 spent 48 months in old oak barriques, under a protective seal of flor slowly morphing into a complex, dry and stunning drink. Flavours from Turkish dried apricots (no sweetness) dried porcini, blood orange peel, salted caramel and preserved salty lemons, yet it's so fresh. There’s a sensation of richness with aldehydic aromas and flavours, yet plenty of acidity driving this, not just the flor-yeast characters. Finishes very dry and very, very long.

Deep, rich golden/amber colour revealing considerable age. The bouquet is a shock of richness and matured complexities, among them dried fruits, barley-sugar, buttered toast, salty seaspray and a waft of flor yeast character. In the mouth it's rich and full bodied, with amazing depth of flavour delivered with power and impact. The finish is dry and reverberates around the mouth for minutes. An extraordinary wine. Serve with mature Comté cheese.