Colombier, Hermitage Blanc Vintage:2012 This is a beautifully mature

This is a beautifully mature Champagne

the oldest planted in 1885

spice-accented red and dark berry and cola flavors and an undercurrent of smoky minerality

Very reticent but ripe scents of black raspberry

(from 11 different parcels)

Colombier, Hermitage Blanc Vintage:2012 This is a beautifully matureLight, bright straw yellow. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes pear and peach nectar, honey, vanilla, toasted almond and smoky minerals. Rich and fleshy but lively as well, offering sappy orchard, pit fruit and marzipan flavors that are braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Finishes chewy, focused and long, with lingering pear, honey notes and a hint of anise. Josh Raynolds