Base Vintage: 2019 / Time on Lees: 48mos / Disgorgement: Jul-24 / Dosage: 1 gr per l / ABV/ 12.5% — a month ago
This wine has character. Leads with ginger, marzipan, bitter citrus (Valencia orange, kumquat) a touch of red fruit, all framed by clear stony minerality. On the vinous palate the texture is on the rougher side of fine, palate is broad, confirms the nose and adds a hazelnut skin bitterness and non grippy but tasty phenolics — a month ago
No doubt the finest Coteaux in all of Champagne, it’s particularly special to find this wine with some bottle age. From south facing 60+ year old vines in Ambonnay, 2012 is showing beautifully, drinking like a top notch red burg, perfumed, silky and pure with soft tannins and saline-mineral inflicted finale. Special wine. — a month ago
Lyn Farmer
Medium gold color - some oxidation after 20 years but incredible power in the palate. Meyer lemon, chamomile and wet stone minerality, green apple, pear and white peach with raspberry and wild strawberry coming out with time in the glass. Toast, pastry, brioche all testify to the time on the lees. Terrific structure and vibrancy and wildly long finish. Exceptional example of aged Champagne. — 3 days ago