
2012
Region
France › Champagne › Champagne AOC › Côte des Bar
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc
Alcohol
12%
Volume
750 mL
Disgorged
2024-11
On lees
136 months (11.3 years)
Lush on the nose - cream, sake, apples and pears, a touch of green herbs like tarragon. On the palate, incredibly charged - the 4.8 g/l dosage is essentially undetectable. Great concentration, rich, almost full-bodied. Over eleven years on lees have built something opulent - layers of richness that absorb the house minerality rather than showcasing it. The saline backbone is still there if you look for it, but it's dressed in silk. Complex, multilayered. The most generous wine of the evening.