Essi Avellan | Very sweet nose, with dried-apricot and honey tones reminiscent of botrytis. A subtle toasty whiff, too, but the fruitiness is not 100 percent clean. The severely dry palate is quite a contrast to the sweet nose. No problems with oxidation, though, just a matter of balance. |90
Simon Field | Refined and strident; hints of tobacco ash and woodsmoke evidenced; the palate lulls and soothes, its high acidity potently rendered, its fruit character almost tannic in its stone-fruit intensity. Hard to judge today—give it five years, maybe.| 90
Tom Stevenson | So fine and refined on the nose, what an amazing 0g this is! The palate does begin to drag, though, especially on the finish, where it loses
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Details
Wine expert | Tom Stevenson Essi Avellan Simon Field |
Tastings year | 2019 |
Region | Champagne |
Appellation | Champagne AOC |
% Alcohol By Volume | 12 |