Top ratings from the Wine Enthusiast, at $70:
From vines in top Côte des Blancs vineyards in Cramant and Chouilly, this wine is rich and strongly mineral. Swathes of apple and citrus fruits are wrapped into a well-structured, crisply textured wine.
And Vinous:
Bright gold. Emphatically fruity on the nose and palate, offering fresh pear, nectarine and orange zest aromas and flavors. Juicy and open-knit, with suave floral and sweet butter qualities emerging on the back half, along with a hint of melon. This very expressive blanc de blancs finishes smoky and penetrating, with a suggestion of chalky minerality gaining power.
The creamy-rich character of Cramant is cut very nicely here by this Champagne’s dryness and intensity.
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