Penet Chardonnet, Diane Claire Brut Zero and liquid rock-like minerality

and liquid rock-like minerality

cola and lavender with a core of red berry fruit

is sourced from a one-hectare piece in Côte Rozier and is raised for 18 months in new oak barrels

I thought long and hard about this

Penet Chardonnet, Diane Claire Brut Zero and liquid rock-like mineralitySelected from the bestnorth facing!parcels in Verzenay (Montagne de Reims) and assembling Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in equal parts, Penet's 2009 Grand Cru Millsime Cuve Diane Claire opens with a deep, intense, very clear, pure and refined bouquet of perfectly ripe fruits, floral aromas, delicate brioche, Turkish honey, almond and even chalky notes. Crazy fascinating! The palate is round and rich but dry, fine, fresh and still pure, with lingering