Hervé Villemade Les Acacias Blanc 2018 (750ml) Albillo Mayor blackcurrants and chocolate-covered cherries with

blackcurrants and chocolate-covered cherries with an undercurrent of mulberries

the lively bubbles are very fine and focused to accompany the dark fruits and refined tannins

It has all the power and fleshiness of Chateau Giscours

For the previous nine years Larry was head of winemaking at Icon Estates where he oversaw the Franciscan

So—to get that full Yquem experience—I’d give it another five years in bottle

Hervé Villemade Les Acacias Blanc 2018 (750ml) Albillo Mayor blackcurrants and chocolate-covered cherries withRomorantin, the official grape of the Cour Cheverny AOC, appreciates sandy clay limestone soils where it offers a wine of great character that mixes elegant vegetal and floral notes (cut grass, violets, a touch of mint), often slightly honeyed with notes of ripe fruit (roast pear) lightly marked by the elevage in old barrels. The finish is fresh, tight with saline minerals and bitter anise. A wine with good aging potential." (Villemade. net) In 2018,