Uvavins Chardonnay Le Chardonnay Réserve de Bernard Ravet Uvavins La Côte

A ridiculously heavy bottle with an exceptionally deep punt, which seems to go hand in hand with an excessive alcohol content, but anyway. Pale-mid gold. Very toasty nose, tipping into canned tuna for me; some lemon too. Then with air, a huge waft of vanilla, and eventually pleasant caramel - probably worth decanting, even at this age. Quite smooth and almost sweet-tasting. The initial aroma carried onto the palate rather too much for my taste, and although it got better …