Grosset Pinot Noir 2017 Non-Vintage Antoine Lienhardt produces mainly Côte

Antoine Lienhardt produces mainly Côte de Nuits-Villages (Les Essards

The 2018 vintage also came close to production

5 was picked earlier to harness the natural acidity in order to balance the sweetness

this has an enveloping nose of tiny red berries and dried flowers

and both are completely different from the silky

Grosset Pinot Noir 2017 Non-Vintage Antoine Lienhardt produces mainly CôteThe 35yo estate vines yielded one bottle per vine. Hand picked 12 Apr, the crop split in two parts: one usual, the other whole bunch fermented and foot plunged, the parts assembled before 10 months maturation in French oak (60% new). The colour is brilliantly clear and bright crimson, luring you to the glass and to a fairy land of red cherry, pomegranate and spice, finishing with fine tannins. Simply delicious now, but with years to go. James Halliday