2023 | Michel Redde et Fils Barre à Mine | Pouilly-Fumé La Ragnaie including the classic tomato leaf

including the classic tomato leaf

A touch of almond bitterness grabs at the edges of the tongue toward the close

it has a very friendly and silky mid palate

fruit-driven version

mint and chalk add an attractive upper register as the 2019 opens in the glass

2023 | Michel Redde et Fils Barre à Mine | Pouilly-Fumé La Ragnaie including the classic tomato leafThe 2023 Barre Mine starts up round and open. It is more expressive aromatically at this early stage compared to other flint based vineyards, but perhaps thats due to the young vines. This is delicate but rather pretty with touches of floral and nectarine. It may not be the most concentrated expression, but this is rather open and has an alcohol tinged ripeness on the finish (13. 5%). The 2023 finishes taut and ungenerous as if it is stuck in a