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Wine Description
The Story
Origin: Made from grand cru Chardonnays from different plots of the family vineyards of Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, this wine is made from only the best vintages. It is nuanced with silky and toasty aromas, with a well-balanced ‘‘minerality’’.
Tasting: Clear wine with green reflections. The perlage is present and rhythmic. On the nose , there are toasted and nuts (hazelnut) aromas supported by aromas of white flowers. The powerful and fleshy ...
Wine Information
100% Chardonnay from 13 plots in Le Mesnil. 6 years on lees. Disgorged March 18, 2015. Very fine bubbles; aromas of toast, pistachio and dried apricots. Medium-full. Lovely complexity, very bright fruit, precise acidity. Delicate mouthfeel- very well made, classy wine. Best in 5-7 years.
Vintage 2009
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...
