Geoffroy Terre Extra Brut Millesime, Champagne, France 2012 Château de Valandraud Toasted nuts and cooked apples

Toasted nuts and cooked apples with some candied lemons

it is full and generous

ripe berries and berry liqueur

The finish is long and pleasant

yet long and energetic

Geoffroy Terre Extra Brut Millesime, Champagne, France 2012 Château de Valandraud Toasted nuts and cooked applesThe complex nose lets aromas of red and blackcurrant and cherry burst out, mixed with a delicate and sensual oakiness and underpinned by vanilla, cinnamon and pear. Attractive scents of citrus (lemon, mandarin), peach and roasted apricot close this superb olfactory experience. The attack on the palate is pure and of rare density, punctuated by a savory minerality. It is then the turn of the Chardonnay to reveal its palette of buttery brioche and toast