Pichot Vouvray Moelleux le Marigny 2020 Bitters

Pichot Vouvray Moelleux le Marigny 2020 BittersFrom the superb premire coteau vineyard site located just above the village, across the valley from Le Clos du Bourg. A gently sweet moelleux with residual sugar around 70 grams per litre making this a wine that will match with so many desserts rather than competing with them for sweetness. Also goes superbly with many rich cheeses and has a special affinity with Forme d'Ambert blue from the nearby Auvergne region: the cheese is actually injected with

aged for a long time in oak barrels

It hits the taster with the olfactory notes that characterise it in an unmistakable manner

Served at room temperature with a fruity dessert

ginger and crushed apples flow across the palate to a peppery spice and oak finish

with a long history of bottling well-priced central Italian wines

loose and highly permeable structure

a note of rose petals

Sweetish pastis/licorice under the mint/fennel- almost a mentholated smell

Finish: Long and lively finish with persistent aromas of baked pastry

Alcohol content: 18% Alc/vol

with vineyards across the island's main regions

Celebrate it with oysters or a goats curd salad