Medium

Cork

White

France

This is 50% Chardonnay from Chouilly, Cramant, Avize and Oger, and 50% Pinot Noir from Verzenay, Mailly, Bouzy and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Disgorged in March 2021, it is toasty and surprisingly reductive, appearing taut and linear in shape, and in contrast with other Lanson vintages of this era, such as 1975, 1976 or 1969, it feels high-toned and treble in its pitch — still complex and complete, but soprano rather than baritone. Its fruit is relatively mature while being lively, emerging with a generous depth on the palate and seeming inseparable from the smoky notes of reduction and the underlying mineral salinity, with all fused together into a seamless whole. It finishes with ample presence and excellent length, its flavours showing a spicy, nuanced complexity, and it feels fully evolved and expressive, at the peak of its maturity.

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Lanson, Vintage Collection, Champagne, France, 1971

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This is 50% Chardonnay from Chouilly, Cramant, Avize and Oger, and 50% Pinot Noir from Verzenay, Mailly, Bouzy and Mareuil-sur-A

Lanson, Vintage Collection, Champagne, France, 1971

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