Another bargain from the Pezenas cooperative. I think I paid about €6 per bottle, bringing back as much as I could.
The significance of Lord Clive is explained here:
http://tastelanguedoc.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/two-very-french-experiences.html?m=1
Amusing to think that what's essentially a curried pasty has attained the status of regional delicacy.
Anyway, to the wine. 100% chardonnay, some time spent in oak, which you really can taste. It has an intense vanilla nose. Plenty of body but still dry on the finish. The fruit is perhaps dominated by the oak? I suspect white burgundy aficionados would find it vulgar but I love it. Immensely satisfying.
Some similarities with Iona (http://www.sawinesonline.co.uk/iona-chardonnay.html) at a fraction of the cost.
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