Henri Giraud, Coteaux Champenois Rouge Vintage:2018 Give it an hour or

Give it an hour or 2 in the decanter

tangerine and an admirably deft dollop of oak

juicy fresh red currant and red raspberry laced with lemon and orange rinds and perfectly set off by close to ten grams of residual sugar

Last year from barrel this was restrained to the point of being almost mute but that is no longer the case as the nose is now overtly expressive with very ripe and again borderline exotic aromas of yellow orchard fruit along with the more classic scents of citrus

raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors gliding atop a very refined structure

Henri Giraud, Coteaux Champenois Rouge Vintage:2018 Give it an hour orNA