Chez Jau, Rivesaltes Ambre 2009 (50cl) Les Oliviers cheese and spinach pie

cheese and spinach pie

with subtle lemon meringue and buttered toast flavours adding sumptuousness against zippy acidity and a pithy

It feels lively and tensile without compromising the backbone one expects from this vineyard: layers of black fruit tinged with graphite toward the finish

it's rare to find a 'grown-up' Pinot at this price

Chez Jau, Rivesaltes Ambre 2009 (50cl) Les Oliviers cheese and spinach pieThis wonderful dessert is a golden amber in color. The nose is full of bright honey, ginger loaf and the skins of freshly peeled oranges. On the palate there is spiciness and more rich notes of ginger and toasted almonds. The acidity is balanced and the finish lengthy and intense.