Cave Valcombe Petite Arvine

Colour: medium lemon Nose: medium intensity, secondary, youthful. Grapefruit! Lemon peel, lemon oil, lemon cordial. Touch of lemon sherbet. Ripe Beurré Bosc pear, honeydew melon. Bread, brioche, vanilla. Palate: dry to off-dry, medium(+) acidity, medium alcohol (13,1%), medium(+) bodied. Medium intensity, medium length finish. Grapefruit! Lemon peel, lemon oil, lemon cordial. Touch of lemon sherbet. Ripe Beurré Bosc pear, honeydew melon. Bread, brioche, vanilla. Seemed drier when first opened (and colder), with the pear and melon character more prominent. Some …