Dhondt - Grellet: Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers 2021

Parker om: Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

The 2021 Blanc de Blancs Cuis Les Nogers is incisive, racy and fresh, bursting from the glass with aromas of lemon peel, nectarine and toasted bread mingled with rooibos. Medium- to full-bodied, chiseled and elegantly muscular, it has a crisp core of fruit, an electric spine of acidity and a long, precise finish. While the qualitative gap between Les Nogers and Le Bateau is often narrow—or nonexistent, particularly in warmer vintages—it is unusually wider this year. The northwest-facing Les Nogers exhibits a more classical cool-vintage profile and hasn’t achieved the same plenitude as the largely south-facing Le Bateau. It will require some patience, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it gain in depth and completeness with further time on cork.