Laherte Freres, Empreintes other_regions_italy Light yellow

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the 2012 Siepi is a beautiful wine that bursts open with enormous fruit intensity and purity

the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Bosché Vineyard comes prancing out of the glass with showy Black Forest cake

although both were excellent in this stretch of vintages and faithfully reflect the vintage conditions

unlike what I saw in the Chardonnay bottlings

Laherte Freres, Empreintes other_regions_italy Light yellowA blend of Pinot Noir from Les Rouges Maisons (planted in 1983) and Chardonnay from Les Chemins dpernay (planted in 1957), including some muscat Chardonnay selections, the 2018 Extra Brut Les Empreintes was disgorged in November 2023 with a dosage of 1. 5 grams per liter. It soars from the glass with aromas of pear, orange zest and pastry. Full bodied and muscular, it displays a rich, demonstrative core of fruit, supported by a spine of tangy acidity,