Maxime Magnon, Begou, Vallee du Paradis

Herbal essences gave this character.

Delicate notes of ripe Asian pear, golden apple, white pepper and quince. A lovely freshness on entry, the wine has remarkable depth and concentration, plenty of pithy texture and a gentle touch of spice, white pepper and fleshy Bartlett pear. Mid to full-bodied, medium plus acid, this is a wonderfully complex wine with a broad mid-palate. It segues into lemon rind, mineral, struck stone and rock dust with a dusting of oak spices and whiffs of toast (like the smoke …

huge floral nose, focused and clean stone in the glass. This was fantastic.