Essi Avellan: Bright lemony color. Gunpowdery smokiness dominates the fragrant nose. Plush white-fruit profile. Lovely freshness and linearity to it, plenty of energy and juicy fruit. Not super-complex or fine but pleasurable and vivacious. 91
Alex Hunt: Pale, aromatically restrained with savory bready notes to the fore, this is very classically styled Champagne. There is appealing mid-palate weight (though nothing excessive or opulent) and a long, chalky finish. At this stage, it’s a wine to appreciate more than adore, but its sinewy form should unfurl into something delightful a few years from now. 91
Tom Stevenson: Pale colored, fresh, fine, and classically lean, structured with a lovely creamy-vanilla finish and the promise of development in years to come. Now or the next five years. 90
Details
Wine expert | Alex Hunt Essi Avellan Tom Stevenson |
Tastings year | 2017 |
Region | Champagne |
Appellation | Champagne AOC |