Nicolas Potel Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 1999loose bottles from original case

Lots of mineral and chalk character too

Chanel - Karl Lagerfeld Design Label - Special Edition

the most important of which is probably the Les Clavoillon

the oak is pushed way in the background

mint and white pepper open up first

for want of a better word

在 600L 橡木桶中陳釀不少於 9 個月，特級乾度為 3 至 6 g/L。 33% 夏多內、33% 黑比諾、33% 莫尼耶

Taming the natural forces was no easy task and when assemblage was complete and the final blend bottled

As the 3rd vintage in this series

As I reported when it was released

This is one of the most reticent bottles I have tasted

and set about replanting and expanding them