As it always is, the nose if finer and decidedly more elegant with really stylish white flower and spiced pear aromas cut with subtle notes of lemon peel that dissolve into pungently mineral medium full flavors built on a base of understatement and finesse rather than power yet there is striking length on the stony finish. This is crystalline in its purity and while it doesn't have the depth of material that the Pucelles and Combettes are blessed with, I actually prefer the character here. Note that while there is a very subtle hint of reduction here, it's much less pronounced than in the more recently bottled examples.

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