Philippe Gilbert Menetou-Salon Blanc 2023 Champagne and the palate shows a

and the palate shows a touch of structure with ample richness and a current of energy that pulses through all her wines

south-facing slopes of the fabled Grand Cru Schlossberg in Kientzheim

At their finest

The cuvaison extends for a minimum of ten days and frequently longer depending on the structure of the vintage

The Goumards feel that this parcel produces a wine of more refinement than one typically finds in the Languedoc – a shade less rustic than “Terre de Jonquières

Philippe Gilbert Menetou-Salon Blanc 2023 Champagne and the palate shows aPhilippes stellar Menetou Salon Blanc is unfailingly mineral driven, yet without the straitjacketed citrusy rigidity more conventionally and commercially minded Loire Sauvignon Blanc frequently displays. A sense of lusciousnessone that is distinct from viscosityprovides a texturally attractive counterpoint to the rapier like acidity, and nods ever so glancingly to its upstream Chenin Blanc based cousins, yet this is unmistakably Kimmeridgian grown