Philippe Gilbert Menetou-Salon Blanc 2023 Champagne when it is

when it is

south-facing slopes of the fabled Grand Cru Schlossberg in Kientzheim

and the palate shows a touch of structure with ample richness and a current of energy that pulses through all her wines

with succulent red fruit balanced by the touch of tannin

aromatic herbs and marine notes

Philippe Gilbert Menetou-Salon Blanc 2023 Champagne when it isPhilippes stellar Menetou Salon Blanc is unfailingly mineral driven, yet without the straitjacketed citrusy rigidity more conventionally and commercially minded Loire Sauvignon Blanc frequently displays. A sense of lusciousnessone that is distinct from viscosityprovides a texturally attractive counterpoint to the rapier like acidity, and nods ever so glancingly to its upstream Chenin Blanc based cousins, yet this is unmistakably Kimmeridgian grown