1997 Jasnieres Selection De Raisins Nobles Domaine De La Charriere - Joel Gigou 3 x 75cl / 12.5%

This lot contains three bottles of 1997 Jasnieres Sélection de Raisins Nobles from the Domaine de la Charriere produced Joel Gigou. Jasnières is a small, white wine appellation in the Loire with around 70 hectares of Chenin Blanc vines under cultivation.

'Almost 100% botrytis berries. Polished. Mid full yellow/gold. Rich and complex nose with coconut, gorse, honeycomb, honey and toasted brioche. Really lovely nose with a palate to match. Very refined with excellent texture and lovely acid balance. Flavours of orange and quince confit. Texture of pear skins. Great length. This is lovely now, but has a long life ahead of it. Outstanding.' Richard Kelley MW, 2008

These bottles come from the collection of a Loire valley wine connoisseur who paid annual visits to Loire valley producers from the late 1980s onward, building up a fantastic inventory of bottles at all sweetness levels. These were stored in the UK in an underground WWII air raid shelter after collection straight from the producers.

This 1997 Jasnieres Selection De Raisins Nobles sold at our online auction for £40