Gérard Bertrand : Aigle Royal 2022

A lovely nose with mixed aromas of green apples, fresh pears, mustard seeds and some sweet spices. Medium body with good volume and balance. Fresh and energetic, with a harmonious core of crisp apples and spices mingling throughout. Excellent length on the finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold.

The nose is elegant, fruity, and offers a certain depth, a maceration-like character, as well as a fleshy quality to the fruit. It reveals notes of fleshy yellow plum, pulpy peach and, more subtly, physalis, joined by touches of pulpy small fruits along with fine hints of small yellow flowers, medlar, discreet saline nuances and a discreet sense of place (local biotope). The palate is beautifully guided, supple, airy, delicate, with lovely sapidity and airy power. Nicely delicate and melodious in its fat, with creaminess. Fleshy. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of medlar, juicy/pulpy yellow peach, and, more subtly, crushed mirabelle, butter, medlar, a hint of pulpy lemon/sweet citrus, as well as fine almost sappy notes, pine needles, discreet iodized/saline hints and almost chestnut butter. A subtle touch of pulpy apricot, verbena, and apricot blossom in the background. Good length. Beautiful persistence.