2009 Domaine du Haut Bourg Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu Origine

Paler and a little more toned down aromatically than its younger 2012 self. An allusion to tropical fruit, but more gooseberry greenness. Much more bony, taut, and very very racy. Rapier-like acidity with a fantastically focused, stony spine. This really is like licking stones washed in lemon juice. Tarragon sherbet. Trembles with tension. Long and bone-crunchingly crisp. (TC)