Thierry Germain Clos de l'Echelier Loire France 2021

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Thierry Germain Clos de l'Echelier Loire France 2021
2021
Bottle (750ml)
Regular price$ 7000
$ 70.00
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The 2021 Clos de L'Echelier is a delicate and tender style, with impressive purity of fruit. It is almost cloud-like in its lightness on the palate. The finest of chalk-like tannins covers the mouth in a blanket of finely-pixelated image, which can no doubt be attributed to this limestone-rich, north-facing site as well as a very delicate hand when it comes to extraction. Being 2021, there's no shortage of acidity, but it is entirely integrated within the wine, providing a thread of tension that courses through its core, leaving everything tied up on the precise finish. This is a harmonious, well-crafted example.
92 pts Vinous
Savory and Classic
Pairs well with
Beef and Venison
92
Vinous
92
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate