Deutz, Brut Vintage Vintage:1990

Deutz, Brut Vintage Vintage:1990Oily, soil inflected aromas of flowers, caraway seed and tropical fruit. Big, rich, nutty and fresh, with a lovely suave texture; a harmonious, medium bodied wine with a firm acid structure lifting the flavors. Complicating yeast autolysis notes add to its complexity. Vibrant, quite dry and long on the finish. A terrific showing today, and approachable now. Stephen Tanzer

This is followed by a full-bodied

it's a rich

A little hard on the tannins

This too is firmly reduced

with a racy spine of acidity and a long

The structure of the wine is also very open and accessible

Impressive

the 2019 Cote Rotie Le Champon comes from an east-facing site that Clusel says delivers more concentration but also more freshness

(from purchased fruit in Chalandins)

This is markedly floral with green tea elements adding breadth to the raspberry

It was not made after the previous harvest

newly disgorged Egly's NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru V