Medium

Cork

White

France

Smells quite autolytic, yeasty and bready, nutty too with faint florality and touches of salt - expressive and open on the nose with caramel, vanilla and buttery toast accents. Sharp and highly acidic on the palate with piercing citrus fruit aromas give this an immediate tang and edges and a tight frame offering some tension still. So frothy and lively, fresh and forward, this has an elegance to it that is really compelling with zing and a burst of lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit as well as some stony minerality that comes towards the finish. Bright, zesty and almost a bit sour, but there's concentration all the way through and this rounds out nicely. Still young but a compelling wine right now. Ageing 12 years on its lees and six months post disgorgement. 4g/l Extra Brut. Grapes come from a 1ha single vineyard farmed biodynamically, and certified HVE since 2019. Library release. Director Emmanuel Gantet, winemaker Hervé Dantan.

Chardonnay

Lanson, Le Clos Lanson, Champagne, France, 2008

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Smells quite autolytic, yeasty and bready, nutty too with faint florality and touches of salt - expressive and open on the nose 

Lanson, Le Clos Lanson, Champagne, France, 2008

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