2005 Moet Chandon - Dom PerignonColour : Sparkling Producer : Moet Chandon Label Name : Dom Perignon Country : France Region : Champagne Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2005 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Tasting Note : At first this is quite tight on the nose with delicate hints of pear and apple. It is immediately much richer on the palate, developing more with every five minutes that we revisited it. Delightfully ripe green fruits, burnt apple and caramel flavours. This

Then on the palate rather pronounced acidity and dry tannins – very 1988

Colour : White Producer : Angelo Gaja Label Name : Collection (3 Magnums - Gaja & Rey 2014

This is achieved through fruit ripeness

25% Merlot

and the Belarus 2018 Anjou Les Rouères is a great example

dramatically lower than many Margaret River peers

Colour : Red Producer : Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande Label Name : Reserve de Comtesse de Lalande Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pauillac Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1996 Capacity : 1

The blend is Merlot from Realm Estate

broad and sensual

dried herbs and subtle earthy nuances

Colour : Red Producer : Domaine Robert Groffier Label Name : Gevrey Chambertin les Seuvrees Country : France Region : Burgundy Sub Region : Cote de Nuits Appellation : Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Variety : Pinot Noir Vintage : 2017 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Tasting Note : Pale ruby hue

but a wine that borrows the structural elegance of the former and the terroir precision of the latter while remaining distinctively Moselian in its mineral identity