Patrick Piuze, Chablis Preuses Brut Zero A subtle touch of wood

A subtle touch of wood sets off the aromas that also display notes of red berry-like liqueur but also violet and blue pinot fruit scents

orange pith and a hint of praline

Potent cassis and blueberry aromas show excellent clarity and lift

Soft whispers of matchstick and smoke add a bit of breadth to the ripe white-fleshed fruit aromas that are trimmed in a deft application of wood

This pushes the wood treatment right to the limit of dominating the underlying aromas of plum liqueur

Patrick Piuze, Chablis Preuses Brut Zero A subtle touch of woodAn elegant, pure and quite airy nose freely reveals its combination of white flowers, essence of poached pear, anise, mineral reduction and shellfish. The delicious and more refined if less powerful flavors possess a Zen like sense of harmony on the mineral driven, balanced and beautifully long finale. This will need to develop more depth with time in bottle but that is one of the strong points of a fine Preuses it almost always develops well.