James and Catherine Kinglake took over this Domaine in 2003, moving from the UK to make their home in the beautiful Limoux region, nestled amongst the foothills of the Pyrenees. Their specialilty is Chardonnay, with their top wines making their way onto Michelin starred lists throughout Europe - and even in Burgundy itself! Red & White's relationship with them began in 2008 when Liam bumped into James in the Millbrook Inn (the Kinglakes have a holiday home in the South Hams) and has flourished ever since.
This is a wine that we always seem to sell out of halfway through the summer and then spend the next six months listening to ou customers clamouring for the new vintage. We took delivery of the 2010 wine early this week so thought it best to get it straight into the store and opened for tasting.
Pale pink in colour with cranberry on the nose and a hint of pear, the wine is clean, racy and bone dry in the mouth and is positively bursting with fresh strawberry flavours with a riot of red fruits on the finish. Vibrant and youthful, this is a brilliant apretif wine and I just hope we have some left when summer comes so I can enjoy it properly!
Tecchie Stuff: 100% Pinot Noir, Organically grown, fermented and matured in stainless steel and bottled in January 2011.
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