Description / Reviews
"Adrien Dhondt's new entry-level cuvée, from the 2021 base, is Roc Solare, which replaces Dans un Premier Temps. The move puts the wine a bit closer in style to the generous, gastronomic spirit of the rest of the portfolio, but achieves a little more openness and readiness thanks to its composition of fruit from the sunny Sézanne (on flinty and moderately chalky soils), rather than the Côte des Blancs. It's all fermented in oak, save for the third of perpetual reserve added, and the end result in the crisp 2021 vintage is full of roasted apricot, russet apple and caramelised pastry, toned and pinned down by an impressive level of sea-salt savour and citric intensity. This continues to offer fine value. (Drink between 2025-2028)" - 93 Points, Tom Hewson, Decanter (2021 Base)
"The NV Extra Brut Roc Solare is a blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir, based 70% on 2021 with the remaining 30% from a perpetual reserve dating to 1986. A lovely sense of Golden Delicious apple appears first, then morphs into apple crumble with buttery, salty-sweet streusel. The saltiness on the nose carries through onto the creamy palate, where tart apple freshness sets the tone, always surrounded by salted butter richness. An apt and joyful combination of tart apple freshness and rounded richness. Dosage is 2+ grams per liter. Disgorged: September 2024. (Drink between 2025-2035)" - 92 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (2021 Base)
