Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_australia Very deep garnet-purple in color

Very deep garnet-purple in color

fig and pear notes backed by more quince and melon on the rounded

It completed 13 months in oval oak foudres and was in concrete waiting to be bottled when I tasted it in January 2024

the 2013 Finca Piedra Infinita is otherworldy

(from Les Pelles

Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_australia Very deep garnet-purple in colorThe 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.