The 2018 Extra Brut Premier Cru Le Mont Benoit unwinds in the glass with scents of orange oil

81 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines)

Look out for this exceptionally promising wine in a year or two

(includes bits of cabernet franc and petit verdot)

cool and restrained with its airy array of red currant

Ferrand, Chateauneuf Du Pape other_regions_australia The 2018 Extra Brut PremierThe nose, with its licorice, cherry, black raspberry, herb and wild strawberry profile is beautiful. On the palate, the wine is rich, full, deep and with darker fruit than expected. Lush and long, with ample, silky, ripe, but not overripe fruit in the finish, this is in its sweet spot.