L'Oustal Blanc "Naick 6" White Table Wine

Full yellow.

Deep nose of jellied white fruit, pear, peach, popcorn.

Deep, in the extreme, in the mouth. The popcorn/sulfide density here recalls nothing less than a great Marcassin Chardonnay. In fact, this would be a great ringer in a tasting of CA's best Chardonnays. Lifted and incredibly deep, with an underlying minerality that cuts through enormous concentration. Holy shit on a stick. Doug Levy wasn't bullshitting when he recommended this.


$42. Mostly Grenache Gris, I'm told. I assume that this didn't satisfy the local wine police - thus the "white wine" designation. 2006 vintage? Who knows, or cares? TFK.