Overnoy Crinquand Trousseau "La Biodode" 2022 Champagne and unmistakably Austrian

and unmistakably Austrian

fading into a finish of dried herbs

Eric ordered a bottle of the local Pinot Noir

Subtle notes of coffee bean

as if the cellar door has just been opened after a long winter

Overnoy Crinquand Trousseau "La Biodode" 2022 Champagne and unmistakably AustrianIn the glass its a pale garnet that seems to breathe the folded geology of Pupillins clay limestone hills, hinting at wild herbs and smoked raspberry briar before the first sip. A swirl brings out crushed red currant and pomegranate skins, but its the undernotes of cracked white pepper, dried tarragon and a whisper of cedared leather that give this Trousseau its quietly magnetic pull. Theres an almost sinewy tension between bright cranberry acidity