2018 Sidonio de Sousa Reserva, Bairrada, Portugal Clos Culombu Mülheimer Sonnenlay

Mülheimer Sonnenlay

which roughly translates to "little gravelly one"

and without added sulfur (total SO2 below 10ppm)

old-vine Chardonnay in one of Meursault’s finest premier cru sites

2018 Sidonio de Sousa Reserva, Bairrada, Portugal Clos Culombu Mülheimer SonnenlayIt is elegant, robust, and just a tiny bit broody. However, the cherried fruit is quite fresh (with a hint of salt) giving this wine an extra lift (and a lighter bodied feel), in some ways a very typical Baga from the Bairrada. Green bell pepper notes are still present, and tannins are there but soft, leaving us a silky finish with beautiful finesse. VINIFICATION: Crushing with partial destemming and cooling the grapes in small open vats, where