When the Rosé finished fermentation last month, our oenologue Agathe paid a house call to taste the evolving wine. I was desperately eager to savour that ebullient Esprit de Jeanne taste again, since our previous vintage sold out months ago. This is the moment before tasting: that long focus of breathing in the scents. Although it’s the nose at work, I’m intrigued by Agathe’s eyes. Her look reveals how she’s following the scents into the labyrinth of her library of archived smells, searching for identifying molecules; a quest to decipher the wine. She murmurs, “Cherry. Hawthorn. Pear. English […]
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