Domaines Schlumberger Selection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris Cuvee Clarisse
The robe is golden yellow and intense with light reflections of good intensity. The disk is bright, limpid and transparent. The wine shows youth and concentration.
The nose is marked, pleasant, and intense. Rich and candied, we perceive a dominant of autumn fruits : mirabelle plum, quince, date, baked apple, all highlighted by the distinctive smokiness of the grape variety.
The airing enhances these scents and reveals honey, fresh mushrooms as well as a fine touch of botrytis and apricot. The superb over-complex, distinguished, pure and radiant.
The onset in the mouth is dense, fleshy and liquorish, with a perfect silky touch. The alcohol support is balanced.
The wine evolves on a medium of strict vivacity, with a sparkling note.
The range of flavors is in line with that of the nose, dominated by date, quince, mirabelle plum, baked apple, honey, acacia flower, fresh mushrooms and still this slight underlying smoky touch.
The finish has a long length, 9-10 caudalies, and a fine underlying liveliness. The balance of this wine is remarkable.
Complete, it has all the attributes of a great liquorish wine : sophistication, precision, liquor management. It is a gorgeous wine.
Domaines Schlumberger Selection de Grains Nobles Pinot Gris Cuvee Clarisse can be appreciated for itself, or with a blue-veined cheese, such as the Roquefort société but also, at the end of a meal, with some dates with honey or a mirabelle plum crumble with Madagascar vanilla ice cream.
Serving temperature : 12°C.
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