Clear amber with flecks of bright gold. Stylish scents of marzipan and lemon peel rise to greet the taster. Wild honey notes are strikingly juxtaposed with notes of sweet lime marmalade and glace fig. A complex nose made familiar with intense Botrytis annotations. Although made with 100% Sauvignon Blanc, the palate offers more than the cursory herbal notes so often associated with this variety. The flavours are perfectly defined and accentuated with pinpoint acidity that allows for a lengthy, multifaceted journey across the tongue. Honeyed sweetness and a citrus tang are impeccably balanced with nuttiness from barrel fermentation and maturation. Intensely flavoured, it has all the hallmarks of a fine and noble sweet wine.
Take
smearings of your best blue cheese, add a dollop of caramelised red
onion and position carefully on a caraway shortbread square.
Lightly
toasted brioche topped with chilled foie gras terrine and silky prune
purée; add some pomegranate seeds for a burst of sweet-sour
juice and a little crunch.
Baked Elgin apples stuffed with honey,
fragrant lime peel and lightly toasted almonds - dribble with
lashings of mascarpone.