The 2016 Vintage Port was originally seen about a week before bottling in a more unsettled incarnation

with a peppery nuance adding bite and a sexy floral note building in the glass

The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere

(100% stems)

I feel that it has decayed a little since my last note in 2010

Vincent Dauvissat, Chablis other_regions_italy The 2016 Vintage Port wasA ripe and wonderfully fresh nose also flashes plenty of classic Chablis character on the white fleshed fruit and floral nose where background notes of iodine and oyster shell are present. The sleek, delicious and vibrant medium weight flavors exude evident minerality on the clean, dry and balanced finale where a touch of bitter lemon character slowly emerges. This impressively intense effort is a quality Chablis villages.