Vanessa

9.2

Here we have the Benoit Lahaye ‘Blanc de Noirs’ – a non-vintage white bubbly made with 100% Pinot Noir, representing a blend of two parcels in Bouzy (Vaux-Bétins & Raies Tortues), each contributing a unique personality to the cuvée.

Harking back to more traditional winemaking methods, it was barrel-fermented naturally & bottled without filtration.

It has a pale gold hue w/ expressive aromas & flavors of baked red apple, cider, raspberry, fruit cake, lemon curd, cherry blossom, toast, clove, cinnamon, pastry, almond paste, and nougat next to chiseled mineral & wet stone notes.

With an ‘extra brut’ dosage (5g of sugar/L), this wine is bone dry, with a fine-beaded, creamy mousse, that is nicely balanced by a racy acidity. It has a kinetic energy & persistent finish. It’s absolutely delicious.

Who ever said you can’t sip bubbles on a Monday night?

I believe every day is worth celebrating in one form or another. Plus, this counts as studying for our WSG Champagne Masters class. Also, it’s Eiffel Tower Day!!

Cheers. — 9 days ago

with Deked1

Matt

9.4

Powerful and dense, nicely juxtaposed by the racy chalkiness and snap of its acidity. Some post-disgorgement age has brought great balance and complexity. There’s ripe/baked apple, asian pear, orange peel, white strawberry, fresh dough, chalk, nutmeg, salt, some honey. Can clearly sense the 50/50 CH/PN and their respective terroirs. Kudos for purity given its low-to-no SO2 upbringing, which I find particularly hard to execute in Champagne. 5/2016 disgorgement. — 4 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Extremely pretty, and sadly quite hard to find. Silky texture, cherries and strawberries, earth and mineral tones. — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2015 | Elegance | paired with nut pâté and beetroot | — 2 years ago

K J

9.5

Actually a village level chassange-Montrachet. From the bottles purchased on the bike tour. I could smell this all day long. The candy and the floral. Seems like it was in the $20 range. For the money doesn’t get better — 3 years ago

Scott Collier

9.1

Classic balanced Meursault. — 4 years ago

Cheekypriscilla

10

Beautifully balanced. Would enjoy as a starter or with a burger and steak. So versatile. — 5 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.4

2018 +2019 — 2 years ago

with Elise

K J

9.5

From the bike tour. Actually not Pommard but a rare red from chassagne Montrachet. Floral and interesting. — 4 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

My 1st time with this producer. This was all about finesse & intensity with a very fine mousse showing notes of lemon citrus, mineral with a hint of green apple. Lovely stuff! — 4 years ago