Description / Reviews
// 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay (Avize, Cremant, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Chouilly and Oiry)
Aged on lees for 4.5 years before disgorgement in Oct 2023
5g/L dosage
"Each village has its own style. Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for acidity, purity and chalky minerality. Avize for balance and structure. Oger for warmth, body and generosity. Cramant for smoky minerality. Chouilly for robustness and length. And finally, Oiry for acidity and roundness. To reprise the musical analogy, each territory has its own score and, when they are all played together to create Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2018, each one can be heard in its own right. It is left to age over four long years. Its richness is equalled only by its concentration, and yet it remains light on its feet. With a predominance of fruit, the nose opens on notes of Williams pears and citrus. After being allowed to breathe, the bouquet mellows to offer subtle notes of hawthorn, fresh hazelnut and sweet spices. What a sensuous invitation! A true reflection of its native mineral and chalky terroir, the clean attack introduces a touch of lemon. The wine’s body then blossoms into a burst of summer fruits, highlighted by the juice of vineyard peaches, the crispness of roasted hazelnuts and the sweetness of an orchard. The wine’s opulent smoothness gives way to a seemingly endless finish, reflecting its noble heritage." - House Notes
"Cool, crisp and unmistakably Chardonnay on both nose and palate. A touch of oak adds to the complexity on the palate. Savoury finish. Precise, lingering aftertaste, plenty of upside ageing potential." - 17/20 Points, Andy Howard MW, JancisRobinson.com
"The Delamotte 2018 Blanc de Blancs is showing well today, evoking a gourmand, complex bouquet of pastry, almonds, ripe orchard fruits, spices and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, layered and chiseled, it’s enveloping and round with a fleshy core of fruit, concluding with a tense and long finish." - 93 Points, Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
