Joseph Drouhin Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Garenne Côte de Beaune 2020 tiefenbrunner This excellent Greek Retsina wine

This excellent Greek Retsina wine is made using modern winemaking technology and by adding a very carefully calculated quantity of resin from pine tree into fermenting must from selected grapes of Roditis variety that grow on the hills surrounding Corinth in Peloponnese

somewhere between the 12th and 13th Century

Picked in the early hours these grapes retain a fresh acidity and are soaked cold soaked for 48 hours before a fermentation in open top steel tanks

A medium bodied palate displaying fine silky tannins balanced acidity and barely perceptible oak

Joseph Drouhin Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Garenne Côte de Beaune 2020 tiefenbrunner This excellent Greek Retsina wineGreat finesse and breed in this wine. The colour barely golden is brilliant. On the nose refined aromas of hawthorn fresh almond and apricot evolving towards candied fruit hazelnut and grilled dried fruit. On the palate a beautiful structure harmonizing nicely with fresh and velvety sensations. Long aftertaste especially in the flavours.