Raumland: XIV. Triumvirat Grande Cuvee Brut 2014

Parker über: XIV. Triumvirat Grande Cuvee Brut

-- Parker: The 2014 Triumvirat Grande Cuvée Brut blends the Champagne classics Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier that have been sourced in the Bürgel grand cru and vinified in stainless steel (68%) and barriques (32%). I had two disgorgements of this Raumland icon wine in the past couple of months. The first, in July at the domaine, was disgorged in February this year, and the citrus-colored sparkling wine opened with an intense and concentrated yet pure nose. Full-bodied, rich and enormously saline on the palate, this was a complex and elegant, very grippy and mineral-saline Triumvirat with palatable (fine) tannins that need some time to gain even more finesse. Tasted again in November from a bottle that was disgorged after 97 months sur lattes in July this year, the wine offers a pure, fresh and saline as well as intense and complex bouquet representing the Muschelkalk limestone terroir of the Bürgel as well as ripe and lush stone fruits intertwined with brioche notes. Pure and saline on the palate, this is an intense yet light-footed and finessed Sekt with a long, dense and very complex and mineral finish. The wine is still young and should be cellared for another six months or so. If you have the chance, choose the later disgorgement. 12% stated alcohol. Natural cork. 96/100