Coutet Cuvee Madame Vintage:1995 The drinking window may be

The drinking window may be conservative—closure and winemaking could put this at 40 years with ease

This is fresh and up front

the typical profile is still there and the structure is still very good

Following a relatively warm winter

apple and acacia

Coutet Cuvee Madame Vintage:1995 The drinking window may beThe 1995 Coutet Cuve Madame has a less flamboyant bouquet than other vintages, quite tight at first with dried honey, pain dpices, barley sugar and wax resin aromas. The palate is well balanced with a viscous, waxy textured opening, quite spicy in style, very well balanced and fresh, quite mineral driven, with that Manuka honey lingering long on the finish. Excellent. (145gm L residual sugar, 3. 5gm L total acidity, 13. 5% alcohol). Neal Martin