Château Du Noual
Brasserie Corrézienne

Got in a trade with Shanex. 330ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 01/2020, best before June 2025. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing on the glass, and some light streaming carbonation. Aromas and flavors of big white grape/wine, red apple, pear, peppercorn, wood, herbal, floral, grass, pine, wheat, cracker, toasted bread; light banana, bubblegum, clove, yeast earthiness. Moderate peppery yeast spiciness; and pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness. Medium-high carbonation, medium-plus body, and fairly crisp finishing. Balanced bready malts, sticky hops, and light tang/tannins in the mouthfeel. Moderate increasing dryness, with no cloying/astringent flavors. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering dryness. Mild increasing warmth of 6.5%, maybe a touch of barrel booze. After 6 months of Sauvignon Blanc barrel aging, it is well integrated but not overwhelming. Works perfectly well with a spot on base style example. I always love saisons.