Chateau Montus 2015 Pacherenc Du Vic Bilh Sec 750ml

Brumont's white flagship, and the wine that convinced the world Petit Courbu belonged in serious company. Clay-limestone terraces planted a single row per terrace; five hours' slow, cool pressing; then fourteen to fifteen months on fine lees in 600-litre barrels — large enough that oak frames the wine rather than coats it. Petit Courbu gives silkiness, body and an iodised freshness; Petit Manseng supplies minerality and order. Golden-hued, ample and unctuous: pear, peach, apricot and citrus with a mango lift, gilded by buttery, well-knit vanilla and hazelnut. Rich but cut by salinity, closing firm and long. A decade on, drinking beautifully.

Pairing: foie gras, turbot, poultry in cream, aged Ossau-Iraty.