Mille Reves Vouvray Chenin Blanc, Loire, France 2023 Chateau Croix Cardinal rose petals toasted spices and

rose petals toasted spices and cedar aerate the room

The NV Brut Rosé (2020 base) is stellar

The top-of-the-range 2019 Cuesta de Las Liebres is pure Tinto Fino from a slope (“cuesta” is the Spanish word for slope)

with a markedly bitter end

99 Pts James Suckling

Mille Reves Vouvray Chenin Blanc, Loire, France 2023 Chateau Croix Cardinal rose petals toasted spices andLively golden color. Fleshy peach, white flower, beeswax and honeycomb are expressive on the nose. The palate offers generous viscosity, precise and vibrant acidity and a slight phenolic touch. There is a kiss of residual sugar, making this a darling of a wine.