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Wine Information
Blend: Single Year
Growths: Mesnil/Oger, Oger
Wine making: Stain less steel vat and barrel (50%)
Ageing: Over four years in our cellars
The first nose expresses fullness. The expression is rich, complex and very clear. Hint of hazelnut, crystallized fruit, pineapple turn after a moment into quince, rose and the minerality evokes our cooking memories of seafood stock. After few minutes, it is the quality of to the wine making that expresses itself. Toasted and smoked aromas give originality and depth. The nose of this cuvee is extremely seductive and original. Driving us to the summer end, it is a perfect balance of intensity and complexity.
A very long standing wine after twenty minutes (cooked yellow fruits, hints of woods) reveals the healthiness and the potential of this wine.
The mouth attack is vivid and light sharpness and then the splendid acidity of the wine structures the whole. This spine actually gives a racy uprightness. The fizz is completely assimilated into the wine body and reveals it full of muscles instead of flesh by its rightness.
From middle mouth, the chalk has its signature from the silky sharpness that enhances this austereness, this sappy characteristic.
The attack is firm and has strength then reveals full (creamy hint) rich (warmth of alcohol) and structured (tannic touch and wonderful acidity).
The final is dense, thin and very long lasting. In harmony, it reveals some mineral and hints and ends with a very racy gentle sharpness.
Poured in very wide flute or even better in Wine glasses at 12°c, it will be perfect match for a gastronomic and friendly sea-food dinner.
Vintage 2007
An unusually warm spring led to early flowering and initial optimism, which soon gave way to disappointment following one of the murkiest summers on record. Overall, 2007 was a difficult vintage saved by last-minute sunshine in late-August. Mildew and rot were the main culprits of the harvest, and the level of gluconic acid rocketed. The harvest began early, on August 24th, and was abundant in volume averaging 14,242 kg/ha. Pinot Meunier posed the biggest problems and Chardonnay clearly outperformed the rest. Many of the iconic prestige cuvée blanc de blancs were successfully produced, such as Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, Ruinart Dom Ruinart, Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Louis and Salon Le Mesnil. Some blended prestige cuvées such as Louis Roederer Cristal and Philipponnat Clos des Goisses were also made. Champagnes from 2007 are typically high in acidity and restrainedly classic in style, but lack the spine and strength of the greatest harvest years. Even if the vintage only receives three stars, its best Chardonnays are well worth seeking and storing.