Alfred Gratien, Brut Millesime Size:6x750ml This is seriously impressive

This is seriously impressive

I would love to have been a witness to Hugh Johnson’s rally cry in the town hall of Mad

It shows restraint and balance in the mouth like no other—the whole bunch lends a peaty character to the wine and balances the beautiful red and black fruit in the mouth

salty and piquant on the palate

Here the nose isn’t quite as elegant as the Griotte as there is plenty of sauvage character but otherwise the red and dark berry fruit

Alfred Gratien, Brut Millesime Size:6x750ml This is seriously impressiveThe 2012 Brut Millesime from Albert Gratien offers up aromas of lemon oil, pastry, fresh bread and orchard fruit. Medium bodied, elegant and seamless, its vinous and enveloping with a delicate, penetrating finish. It should evolve with grace over the next decade.