Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_italy The 2019 Pinot Meunier is

The 2019 Pinot Meunier is expressive and detailed

with steadily building tannins and lingering florality

The Vietti 2016 Barolo Ravera sees fruit from Novello in a site that faces the Novello castle up on the hill in the distance

Reveals hints of chalk

Stately length

Pelican, Arbois Grand Curoulet Chardonnay other_regions_italy The 2019 Pinot Meunier isThe bottled 2018 Arbois Chardonnay Grand Courolet comes from a plot that used to belong to Robert Aviet. The wine has a spicy nose with balsamic notes of aromatic herbs, medicinal and toasty, quite showy, like it might have had the effect of some yeasts, as it sometimes makes me feel like there are some notes reminiscent of a Vin Jaune. It's a bit peaty and smoky, round and ripe and with integrated acidity.