This warm year started with a cold winter and mild spring temperatures. Early summer was variable but August and September provided ample sunshine and warmth contributing to fine grape health. Pinot Noir especially excelled. Grape harvest, of generally high sugar content yet soft acidity, started on September 8th. 2009 is a year of generous wines that showed well early. An apt example of a vintage of the recent era, in which retaining freshnes...
A warm, generous, and notoriously sun-kissed expression, the 2009 Grand Vintage highlights Pinot Noir dominance (50% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay, 14% Meunier) to deliver a rich, broad-shouldered Champagne with remarkable charm. The nose is voluptuous and deeply aromatic, opening with baked yellow apple, poached peach, and dried mango, moving quickly into indulgent autolytic notes of frangipane, toasted brioche, honeyed nuts, and a touch of sweet spice. On the palate, the wine is supple, expansive, and mouth-coating, featuring a soft, velvety mousse and a plush core of stone fruits and lemon curd. While low in overall acidity due to the warm vintage conditions, a well-placed citrus-pith bitterness and a gentle chalky undertone keep the wine balanced, leading into a long, satisfying finish marked by toasted almond and warm pastry.
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