Description / Reviews
// 100% Chardonnay (from 20 villages including Sézanne, Bethon, Villedommange (Premier Cru), Bisseuil (Premier Cru) and Grauves (Premier Cru)
Aged for over four years before disgorgement
8g/L dosage
"2018 will be long remembered as an exceptional year, for both quality and quantity. Made exclusively from Chardonnay, the Blanc de Blancs 2018 is a delicate Champagne, boasting freshness and generosity. Reserved for truly great years, this cuvée with its enveloping texture is subtle and mineral on the nose, offering notes of citrus fruit and fresh almond. Harmoniously balanced, the palate is fruity yet saline. An umami flavour rounds off the Champagne, enveloping the palate with a persistent finish. On the eye, brilliant yellow, a silver shimmer, fine and persistent bubbles. On the nose, ripe fruits, peach, apricot, and brioche. On the palate, stone fruit, honey and generosity. Pairs beautifully with raw fish, scallops and vitello tonnato." - House Notes
"This champagne impresses me considerably! I am very much in love with 2018, and there seems a trend that years ending in '8' are very striking and blessed. I first tasted all the base wines of '18 when I was there in 2019 and I was in awe. The same thing happened when I was there in 2009 and tasted the 2008s. This vintage 2018 is very young and full of delight and promise - it will turn out to be one of the great vintages of the century! This has a refreshing nose of citrus blossom - bush lemon and lime – along with apple blossom, white lupins and a touch of jasmine. It has a long and creamy palate, shining with citrus – ripe lemon, grapefruit, custard apple and pomelo. There is a layer of pears, white nectarines, honey dew melon and new pineapple, all adding structure to the wine. Plus, some crème brulée with that fine honey transparent coating. There is aromatic freshness, with lemon sherbet and hints of saline characters, soft almonds and touches of honeyed macadamia nuts. I believe this year was amazing for chardonnay, and the result is a wine of total generosity. It promises a very long life, and I will certainly be putting some bottles aside for my future blissful enjoyment!" - Bernadette O'Shea, Champagne Consultant, The Wine Emporium