An elegant, attractive Brézème white wine with appealing apricot and almond aromas with arounded palate of ripe plums and apricots with subtle mineral notes and an elegant dry finish.
Jean-Marie Lombard's rare white Brézème is made from an unusual blend of 80% Marsanne and 12% Viognier and 8% Rousanne, which is barrel fermented with regular battonage and bottled the following spring. It drinks well from release. Fish in a creamy sauce or a buttery chicken would be apposite food matches.
Simon Hoggart - Spectator Wine, February 2012 says:Brézème has for a long time been one of my favourite whites. It is almost unknown here, coming from a tiny district slap-bang between the northern and the southern Rhône. Jean-Marie Lombard makes tiny quantities, using the plump, satisfying Marsanne grape, plus a fifth from the perfumed Viognier. The result in his 2010 is fruity and flavoursome, but with an appealing mineral undertone which means it can work not just with fish and white meat, but with many other dishes too.
Brézème has for a long time been one of my favourite whites. It is almost unknown here, coming from a tiny district slap-bang between the northern and the southern Rhône. Jean-Marie Lombard makes tiny quantities, using the plump, satisfying Marsanne grape, plus a fifth from the perfumed Viognier. The result in his 2010 is fruity and flavoursome, but with an appealing mineral undertone which means it can work not just with fish and white meat, but with many other dishes too.
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