Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rose 'Fleur de Pinot' 2023 1.5L

Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rose 'Fleur de Pinot' 2023 1.5L1. 5L MAGNUM 94 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "This complex, serious wine boasts a lovely copper colour and captivating aromas of candied red fruit, rose petals and exotic spices touched with smoke. The texture is silky and very fine, yet there is impressive substance and tension here. Pinot Noir and a dollop of Pinot Beurrot (Pinot Gris) are both used; half goes directly to the press and the other half is macerated on the skins before

a fine fruit sweetness

The palate is met with firm

It’s classic for a reason and would only elevate any table it finds itself on

Thankfully

while the other half is blended into the straight Bramaterra

aged for 2 years in barrels and demi muids (new and used)

A saline inflection and tart citrus tones pucker the cheeks

gentian and nuances of vanilla

the 2023 Cervaro della Sala blows off an air smoky reduction to reveal depths of crushed yellow apples

* 2 ha of 40-year-old vines in calcareous slopes with sand and red clay subsoil

a touch of pomegranate

floral notes