Chablis, Vincent Dauvissat, 2003 Bottle or case?:6X75CL CVNE Real de Asúa 2020

CVNE Real de Asúa 2020 is a brilliant modern Rioja from one of the region’s most respected and historic producers—but with a contemporary twist

and the tannins are fine and soft

Two-thirds whole cluster fermentation and 40% new oak result in complex aromas of soft red fruit

all carried on bright acidity and fine tannins that speak of both concentration and refinement

smoky slate and saline minerality

Chablis, Vincent Dauvissat, 2003 Bottle or case?:6X75CL CVNE Real de Asúa 2020The 2003 vintage is Burgundy's great oddity a summer so scorching it rewrote the rulebook, and nowhere was that more disorienting than Chablis, where cool climate tension is the whole point. In Dauvissat's hands, though, 2003 produced something that has aged with surprising grace. The heat gave weight and richness where you'd normally expect razor sharp acidity, but twenty three years on, the wine has settled into a compelling, almost Meursault like